Recent reports suggest that as the leader of Group C in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, South Africa may be on the verge of a three-point deduction.
It is safe to say that the entire Group C rankings for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers may just stand out from the top of South Africa’s desktop in Crossfire and risk suffering deductions as speculation and reports reveal the mistakes that South Africa’s Bafana Bafana encountered in its recent World Cup qualifiers.
A Teboho Mokoena player is reportedly thought to have been suspended in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers as he picked up two yellow cards along with the Benin Republic on the second day of the match and the fourth day of the match vs. Zimbbabwe.
In the FIFA World Cup yellow card rules for the 2022 Championship, it will automatically cause a third consecutive timeout in a continuous fixture when the player receives two yellow cards in subsequent matches. Whether the law also applies to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers remains to be seen.
However, the eyebrows have been raised and the football community is actively waiting for a response from CAF or FIFA itself.
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