Overview

• FIFA’s disciplinary panel found Teboho Mokoena ineligible after two previous yellow cards, ordering a 3-0 forfeit of the March 21 match.
• SAFA was fined 10,000 Swiss francs and Mokoena received a warning as South Africa’s goal difference swung by five and the team fell to second place.
• Benin now lead Group C on goal difference with both teams on 14 points, with Nigeria and Rwanda three points back.
• South Africa’s remaining fixtures are Zimbabwe on October 10 in Durban and Rwanda on October 14 at Mbombela Stadium, while Benin visit Rwanda before traveling to Nigeria.
• Parties have 10 days to request a motivated decision and may appeal; South Africa’s sports minister called the sanction embarrassing and pledged an investigation as critics questioned the seven‑month delay.