Lesotho FA makes new decision in FIFA case against South Africa over ineligible player in WCQ

• New facts person emerged that the Lesotho Football Association are considering different options for handling the ineligible subordinate fielded by South Africa successful their World Cup qualifiers
• The Crocodiles were defeated 2-0 by Bafana Bafana successful their CAF Qualification Group C lucifer past week
• The South African Football Association are yet to marque an authoritative connection connected the lawsuit pursuing their triumph implicit Benin Republic connected Tuesday night

The Lesotho Football Association has reportedly reversed its stance connected the protestation to FIFA regarding South Africa's usage of an ineligible player.

LFA Secretary General Mokhosi Mohapi had antecedently asserted that Bafana Bafana breached the rules and deserved to look consequences.

Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena was included successful the crippled against the Crocodiles, contempt having accumulated yellowish cards successful erstwhile World Cup qualifiers.

Lesotho Football Association person withdrawn their entreaty to FIFA implicit South Africa's fielding an ineligible subordinate successful their World Cup qualifiers. Photo by: PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP.
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Lesotho driblet lawsuit against South Africa

South Africa stands a accidental of retaining their 13 points, arsenic reports bespeak that Lesotho are considering withdrawing their entreaty to FIFA implicit the fielding of an ineligible player.

In a station made by Joshua Hendricks connected X, formerly Twitter, the Crocodiles are dropping the lawsuit owed to fiscal constraints.

A Lesotho FA authoritative besides stated that they had initially missed the 24-hour model provided by the satellite shot governing assemblage to record their protest. He said:

“Lesotho Football Association volition not pursue, I americium told the full ordeal volition instrumentality excessively overmuch money. and resources particularly due to the fact that they person missed the 24-hour model play to record a protest. This means that we volition not protest.

Bafana Bafana featured Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena, violating FIFA regulations owed to accumulated yellowish cards.

South Africa battled hard to unafraid a 2-0 triumph implicit Lesotho successful their FIFA World Cup qualifier astatine Peter Mokaba Stadium past week.

Mokoena received his archetypal yellowish paper against Benin Republic successful November 2023 and his 2nd against Zimbabwe successful June 2024 per Sportwire.

Lesotho are presently hosting their World Cup location matches astatine the Moses Mabhida Stadium successful Durban, South Africa per TnTSports.

The Lesotho Football Association person allegedly withdrawn their FIFA lawsuit against South Africa implicit an ineligible subordinate successful their World Cup qualifiers. Photo by: PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP.
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South African fans react

Bafana Bafana fans person praised the Lesotho Football Association for dropping the FIFA entreaty implicit the fielding of an ineligible subordinate during their World Cup qualifiers.

Responding to Joshua Hendricks' posts connected X, immoderate fans reminded the Crocodiles that they bash not person a FIFA-accredited stadium, portion others expressed that the Lesotho FA's earlier determination felt similar a betrayal of trust.

One instrumentality besides suggested that the lawsuit could inactive beryllium pursued contempt the LFA's withdrawal.

@ramalokot said:

They tin usage our 🏟 for FREE until further notice.

@Lord_GT15 wrote:

Lesotho, erstwhile they remembered who has FIFA-grade stadia.

@KingNema_Jnr added:

It's lone just that they bash that. A re nary zama zama to some qualify.

@Brendon_Ndlovu said:

We fto them unrecorded successful our country; it’s a just deal.

@Isaya_Machaine wrote:

FIFA Disciplinary Committee tin inactive beforehand and analyse the substance adjacent if Lesotho is not protesting.

@amusfather added:

They were going to suffer anyway. FIFA regularisation stipulate that a ceremonial ailment request to beryllium lodged wrong 48 hours aft the last whistle of a lucifer successful which an alleged ineligible player. Lesotho is reported to person missed that model period.

@sirwonder_1 said:

Even if they deduct 3 points, it won't marque immoderate quality due to the fact that RSA volition inactive beryllium tops connected the group, and chances are that each remaining games are a triumph for them. Mostly due to the fact that they person location vantage against Zim and Lesotho, adjacent if it's deemed arsenic away.

@SandisiweNase wrote:

These radical person the audacity to complain, whereas they are successful 1 of the provinces wrong the aforesaid state 🤣🤣

@Michael15677787 added:

Lesotho is simply a person of SA hence they decided to driblet the case. They besides wanted to disappoint Nigeria by not doing favors for them. They besides realized that for SA to suffer points volition not assistance them to suffice for the World Cup. Ramaphosa indispensable convey Lesotho for dropping the case.

Chelle reacts to impending sanctions connected South Africa

Legit.ng earlier reported that Eric Chelle declined to corroborate whether helium was alert that South Africa could look FIFA sanctions earlier Nigeria’s brushwood with Zimbabwe.

The 47-year-old mentioned that if South Africa is deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player, Nigeria could decorativeness 2nd successful the radical by winning their remaining matches.

The erstwhile Mali manager added that his players person been fantastic during the qualifiers and merit a spot astatine the 2026 World Cup.

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