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South Africa to write to CAF, FIFA seeking replay of Ghana World Cup qualifier

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Ghana - South Africa during World Cup 2022 Qualifying [photo courtesy]

South Africa will make a formal complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and global soccer governing body FIFA over the officiating in their 1-0 away defeat by Ghana in the African World Cup qualifiers on Sunday.

The result meant Ghana leapfrogged their opponents to take top spot in Group G and advance to the final qualifying stage in March, where they will hope to be one of five teams from the continent to book their place at Qatar 2022.

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