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World Cup 2026: South Africa Deducted 3 Points (846 Views)
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| EFULEFU1(m): 9:26am On May 25 |
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TURN OF EVENTS IN THE 2026 CAF WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS ⚽ Zambia gets free points, South Africa accept deduction of points. highly placed official in the South Africa Football Association (SAFA) says they have accepted their error for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over Lesotho in the world cup qualifiers, hence will be deducted three points, three goals. Despite the points deduction Bafana Bafana will remain top of the Table. Meanwhile in ZAMBIA'S group, FIFA has awarded Zambia three points and three goals for unplayed match against Congo Brazzaville in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Zambia now has a chance to qualify for the World Cup if they can win all their remaining matches. This is great hope for the supper eagles Source: Africanfootballwithunclelucky on Facebook |
| brain54(m): 9:28am On May 25 |
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This favors the SE... But can they take advantage? |
| Fetula4u(m): 9:28am On May 25 |
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| 2special(m): 9:43am On May 25 |
brain54:I wish they didn't conceed that last minute goal. |
| Samunique(m): 11:23am On May 25 |
2special:honestly that was a secondary school boy error from S eagles. Allowing opponents run through the channel into your area in a dying minute, and no one did that dirty work in the midfield to stop the run was very unprofessional from our players..... 1 Like |
| EFULEFU1(m): 1:57pm On May 25 |
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SAFA Accepts Point Deduction for Ineligible Player, Impacting World Cup Qualification The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) has accepted a penalty from the football governing body, resulting in a three-point and three-goal deduction. This decision stems from fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 victory over Lesotho. Teboho Mokoena, who should have been suspended due to two prior bookings, played for over 80 minutes in the match, a costly error. According to a source from the football house, as reported by Soccer Laduma, with FIFA confirmed the acceptance of the point deduction, a decision they deeply regret. The source, speaking anonymously, stated that the team must now win all remaining matches to secure qualification. The source acknowledged the error and emphasized the focus on future games. This deduction will reduce South Africa's points total to ten, diminishing their previous five-point lead over Rwanda to just one. Lesotho will move into second place with nine points. Crucially, Nigeria, considered a primary rival in the group, will now be within three points of the lead. |
| Learybrain1: 3:51pm On May 25 |
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Oya na
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| Osiris12: 3:54pm On May 25 |
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Nigeria still not going to the World Cup
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| EFULEFU1(m): 4:42pm On May 25 |
Osiris12: Why |
| Freshtruth(m): 1:11am On May 26 |
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Fake news
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| hatakekakashi: 5:44am On May 26 |
Samunique:Ekong, the culprit |
| Samunique(m): 5:58pm On May 26 |
Freshtruth:It's true ooo |
| Freshtruth(m): 6:01pm On May 26 |
Samunique:if this news is true it will be in front pages of news papers Facebook, and all over Nigerian sites bro no be every thing u dey believe we can go to the world cup we are out |
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