The South African Soccer Affiliation, SAFA, has rejected the choice by world soccer governing physique FIFA to deduct three factors from them within the ongoing 2026 World Cup qualifying sequence.
The South Africans are difficult the choice, insisting they weren’t granted the chance to current their argument.
SAFA additionally claimed that the choice was made by a single-member panel of the FIFA disciplinary committee, describing the ruling as “unprecedented.”
DAILY POST reported earlier that FIFA lastly reached the much-awaited determination and deducted three factors from South Africa’s complete of 17 factors.
In a press release on Monday, SAFA mentioned the choice was handed down with none clarification or alternative for the Affiliation to current its authorized arguments.
The assertion learn partly: “As SAFA, we’re deeply disenchanted with this unprecedented consequence noting that it was delivered by a single-member panel with out causes, and with out affording the Affiliation a chance to current authorized arguments.”