Overview

• Orlando Pirates defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi received two stoppage‑time yellow cards against Zimbabwe, in the 95th and 97th minutes, leading to a red card.
• The dismissal triggers a suspension that keeps the 20-year-old out of Bafana Bafana’s final World Cup qualifier against Rwanda on Tuesday.
• The match at Moses Mabhida Stadium finished 1-1 and featured two dismissals, with Zimbabwe’s Knowledge Musona also sent off for a second bookable offence.
• Coach Hugo Broos said Mbokazi reacted to repeated aggressiveness from an opponent, framed it as a young player’s mistake, and insisted the red card did not cost South Africa the win.
• Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo backed the player’s character, calling the reaction human under pressure and saying he had been provoked.