Judge Raylene Keightley has reserved judgment in the urgent application by Ajax Cape Town to have the Premier Soccer League (PSL) promotion/relegation play-offs postponed. Ajax are also seeking to have a ruling by arbiter William Mokhari SC reviewed after they were relegated to the National First Division when the points from three of their fixtures this season were forfeited. The High Court in Cape Town did not hear the arguments in the matter before the kick-off of the first play-off between Black Leopards and Platinum Stars on Wednesday. However‚ Keightley is expected to rule by Friday whether Sunday’s clash between Jomo Cosmos and Leopards will go ahead. But the review of Mokhari’s finding‚ which PSL counsel Martin Kriegler said the league was not opposed to‚ was likely to take in another two weeks‚ according to the judge. Ajax‚ through advocate Norman Arendse‚ are arguing that only Fifa has the authority to rule on the matter as its regulations apply and the case involves clubs...
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