The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has dismissed the protest lodged by South Africa that called for a replay of the 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana.
The match was played at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday 14 November 14th where a penalty was awarded the Black Stars and converted by captain Andre Dede Ayew.
The world governing body by this decision, has dealt South Africa the damaging blow after its disciplinary body ruled that the protest lodged is ‘inadmissible’ as it did not meet the basic requirements for filling protests.
“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.
