SA Football Association President Danny Jordaan has put pressure on FIFA’s disciplinary committee to make a decision regarding their complaint.
SAFA protested against Sengaluese referee Maguette Ndiaye’s handling of the Bafana’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Ghana, where he awarded a controversial penalty and appeared to favour Ghana in the majority of on-field decisions.
“Fifa issued a statement saying they would give us a decision on November 23,” Jordaan told TimesLIVE on Sunday.
“What is the date today? It is November 28 isn’t it? The question is why have they [Fifa] not even communicated with us? Why?”
Safa are claiming match-fixing may be involved, citing video analysis of Maguette’s officiating, where there were clear mistakes.
“The statutes of Fifa say they must protect the integrity of their competitions,” continued Jordaan.
“So I think the matter has become more serious now. Ghana initially said our protest was frivolous. It is really strange that a federation attacks another in the manner they did. It is strange that they held a press conference and they attacked Safa.
“But the thing is we never accused them of anything. We wanted the referee, Maguette Ndiaye, to be investigated.
“They must explain to people around the world that the matter is a lot more complicated than they originally thought and they need more time to consider their decision. Remaining silent for so many days without any form of communication is not the way to go here.
“The fact that they [haven’t announced a decision] means there are other issues at play here. We asked Fifa for a thorough investigation [into Ndiaye’s conduct]. Other people [who are not South Africans] have come forward and added more information.”
