Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune says somebody must be held accountable for Teboho Mokoena‘s suspension saga.

Bafana face the opportunity of factors deductions of their World Cup qualifiers after they fielded Mokoena in a sport towards Lesotho. The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder was imagined to be omitted of that match, provided that he had amassed two yellow playing cards within the qualifiers.

Talking to Soccer Laduma, Khune mentioned the state of affairs reminded him of Bafana’s match with Sierra Leone. After taking part in to a draw, South Africa celebrated after 90 minutes considering that they certified for 2012 Afcon solely to end up later that they might not proceed to the continental finals owing to a technicality within the qualification standards.

“Once we have been taking part in AFCON qualifiers, I bear 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 may’t qualify,” Khune mentioned.

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“I’m even having goosebumps now as a result of I’m changing into emotional due to such issues. You already know, as a federation, you need to request such issues upfront. It is best to know, and you need to allow us to as gamers know earlier than stepping onto the sphere that there’s a chance that this may occur or that this won’t occur.”

Khune mentioned somebody inside the Bafana Bafana camp must personal up and apologise to the nation.

“Identical factor that’s occurring proper now, being deducted three factors and three targets after a lot arduous work that was put in; somebody have to be held accountable. As a result of we are able to’t carry on taking 10 steps ahead and taking 20 steps backward. Somebody have to be accountable, and somebody should come out and say to the nation, “I’m sorry that I’ve value the nationwide staff the three factors and the three targets’,” the previous Bafana Bafana star concluded.

FIFA is but to touch upon the matter however the chances are South Africa is perhaps docked three factors.

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