# Soccer: Bafana Bafana’s five-point lead on top of its African World Cup qualifying group could be reduced after it fielded an ineligible player against Lesotho last week. Teboho Mokoena had accumulated two yellow cards, triggering an automatic one-match ban. Governing body Safa admitted he was cautioned in a match against Benin in 2023, and again against Zimbabwe last year. But world body Fifa’s rules state that the opposition has to lodge a complaint within 24-hours after the end of the match, and Lesotho apparently failed to do that.
Soccer: Bafana could lose World Cup qualifying points for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho