Danny Jordaan is the President of the South African Football Association
FIFA rejected SAFA’s petition on procedural grounds
The Black Stars booked their place to the playoff with a win over SA
SAFA will appeal the ruling from FIFA at CAS
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has become a laughing stock on social media after their failed protest at the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).
SAFA’s quest to have their lost game against the Black Stars to be replayed has hit a nag after their fixed match appeal was thrown out by the world’s football governing body on Friday, December 3, 2021.
The South Africans also wanted the referee who officiated the game, Maguette Ndiaye to be given a lifetime for alleged manipulations of the game.
“The protest lodged by South Africa has been declared inadmissible by the Disciplinary Committee as it did not meet the requirements foreseen under art. 46 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and art. 14 of the Regulations of the Preliminary Competition of the FIFA World Cup 2022,” FIFA said in a statement on Friday, December 3, 2021.
FIFA’s decision has made SAFA laughing stock as social media users states that having your case thrown out on procedural grounds means that you are incompetent.
However, SAFA can appeal the decision as stated clearly in the FIFA ruling that was published on Friday.
Ghanaweb has complied some social media trolls for you in the post below:
What were the South Africans thinking?
That FIFA would uphold their frivolous protest?
Milo will lead Ghana to Qatar 2022! pic.twitter.com/hIOTNjz2Gx
— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) December 3, 2021
What at all have you achieved in football that you want to go to world.
GHANA
UNDER 17 3 world cup trophies
UNDER 20 1 world cup trophy
UNDER 23 I bronze Medal Oly
Black stars quarter finalist WC— Awuku Daniel (@DanwukG) December 3, 2021
It’s better to end our world up Journey by losing to a grade A team than to bafana bafana
— Tayshaun Prince (@itzEvening) December 3, 2021
SAFA likes to give their people false hopes????
A whole governing body(FIFA) has dismissed your case and you’re thinking of CAS. What can they do!?
Even a great football nation like Portugal are not making noise like you.— okay (@okay36818872) December 3, 2021
Bro you don’t even qualify. And your participation don’t add anything to football. Your best player is in Egypt. ????????
— Kay (@Kwesi_Agyei_) December 3, 2021
There is nothing to do here. Even ka reply Ghana was gonna hummer us more than one goal. Let’s now focus on qualifying for another competitions and taking our chances at home rather than having a coach who said Ghana should beat us by three goals or more n ltr said he did not knw
— ????????Black-Mint???????????????? (@Matatamola) December 3, 2021
Look at what a 19 year old is doing to your team and you want to qualify for World Cup. Nonesense protest pic.twitter.com/oHXRIE2UUL
— Nancy Brew (@nancybrewgh) December 3, 2021
FIFA says make South Africa football association take their nkwasia protest go! A big win for Ghana ????????
— Mr. Pressdent???????? (@Korsogyimi) December 3, 2021
South Africans right now ???????? after FIFA dismissed SAFA’s petition against Ghana (GFA) of match fixing. pic.twitter.com/q5zMDdMom1
— ???????????????????????????????????????? ???? (@IamZadok_) December 3, 2021
Somebody put me on the line immediately to South Africa ???????? and specifically to @SAFA_net, Doctor Khumalo, Ace Ncobo and the rest ???? I’m pleading with @PHAddo to please come and teach them how to file a protest to make it admissible by FIFA ????
— Jerome Otchere (@JeromeOtchere) December 3, 2021