Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune says somebody must be held accountable for Teboho Mokoena‘s suspension saga.
Bafana face the potential of factors deductions of their World Cup qualifiers after they fielded Mokoena in a sport towards Lesotho. The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder was speculated to be omitted of that match, on condition that he had amassed two yellow playing cards within the qualifiers.
Chatting with Soccer Laduma, Khune stated the scenario reminded him of Bafana’s match with Sierra Leone. After enjoying to a draw, South Africa celebrated after 90 minutes considering that they certified for 2012 Afcon solely to prove later that they’d not proceed to the continental finals owing to a technicality within the qualification standards.
“After we have been enjoying AFCON qualifiers, I keep in mind we thought we have been left with one sport. We wanted a draw. We celebrated in Nelspruit considering that we had certified solely to seek out out somebody from SAFA ignored the e-mail from CAF or from FIFA stating that head-to-head means you’ll be able to’t qualify,” Khune stated.
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“I’m even having goosebumps now as a result of I’m changing into emotional due to such issues. You recognize, as a federation, it’s best to request such issues upfront. It’s best to know, and it’s best to allow us to as gamers know earlier than stepping onto the sphere that there’s a risk that this would possibly occur or that this may not occur.”
Khune stated somebody inside the Bafana Bafana camp must personal up and apologise to the nation.
“Identical factor that’s taking place proper now, being deducted three factors and three objectives after a lot arduous work that was put in; somebody should be held accountable. As a result of we will’t carry on taking 10 steps ahead and taking 20 steps backward. Somebody should be accountable, and somebody should come out and say to the nation, “I’m sorry that I’ve value the nationwide crew the three factors and the three objectives’,” the previous Bafana Bafana star concluded.
FIFA is but to touch upon the matter however the chances are South Africa is likely to be docked three factors.
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