SAFA to lodge official complaint over referee decisions in Ghana qualifier

The South African Football Association (Safa) has confirmed that it will be lodging a complaint over decisions taken in Sunday night's World Cup Qualifying match, after Bafana Bafana lost 1-0 to Ghana.

"I think from our heart is to say the match officials have decided the game, which is not what is supposed to happen," says SAFA CEO, Tebogo Motlanthe.

Motlanthe says they are concerned about the decisions made during the game.

A controversial penalty handed the Black Stars victory and knocked South Africa out of the race to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Qatar.

"We have decided that we will be writing to both CAF and FIFA for us to investigate how the game was handled and submit a full complaint which is supported by all the evidence which was there to say either that game was manipulated or the referee done something wrong before that game, “ said Motlanthe.

“We are very disheartened by their action, and we can’t leave it and let it destroy the players.”

He says a press briefing's been scheduled for Wednesday.