Safa to challenge Fifa’s order to replay World Cup qualifier against Senegal
07 September 2017 - 11:44
The South African Football Association (Safa) intends to challenge a Fifa ruling that ordered a replay of Bafana Bafana’s 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Senegal. Bafana beat the Senegalese 2-1 in Polokwane in November 2016 but Fifa on Wednesday ordered a replay of the encounter after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey‚ who awarded the controversial penalty that won the match for the South Africans‚ was banned for life for match-fixing.
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