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2026 WCQ: FIFA May Still Hand South Africa Points Deduction

by Emmanuel Femi
7 months ago
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FIFA may end up deducting points from South Africa for fielding an ineligible player during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, despite Lesotho reportedly withdrawing their protest.

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Bafana Bafana played Teboho Mokoena against Lesotho when he should have served a one-match ban.
Mokoena picked up two bookings against Benin Republic and Zimbabwe earlier in the series.

Instead the 28-year-old featured as South Africa won 2-0 in Polokwane.
Lesotho had submitted a complaint about the incident to FIFA, but there are rumours that it has been withdrawn.

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But according to the former media officer of the Super Eagles, Colin Udoh, that is irrelevant.
Udoh cited Nigeria’s punishment in 2018.

“In 2018, when Nigeria were in a similar position with Shehu Abdullahi, Algeria did not lodge a protest.

“FIFA still took action and turned a 1-1 draw into a 0-3 loss,” Udoh wrote on X.
South Africa could lose three points, while Lesotho are awarded three goals and three points, if FIFA rules on the matter.

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