Overview
- Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said SAFA's probe into the Teboho Mokoena eligibility error found no negligence or sabotage, with team manager Vincent Tseka accepting responsibility.
- McKenzie relayed SAFA's account that Tseka missed Mokoena’s second booking because he left the field to fetch ice, a lapse that preceded FIFA’s 3-0 forfeit to Lesotho and the loss of three qualifying points.
- The department will pay Bafana Bafana R5 million for preparations for Afcon 2025 and the 2026 World Cup, with additional bonuses of R1 million each to Banyana Banyana and the U-20s, and R500,000 to the U-17s.
- Sunday World reports SAFA’s legal chair proposed an NEC round-robin vote on potential dismissals of Tseka and head of delegation David Molwantwa, leaving internal discipline pending.
- Treasury has made an initial R20 million allocation to launch VAR testing this financial year, with a project team set to conduct stress tests in Spain before a phased rollout next season, as McKenzie urges corporate support for cash‑strapped SAFA.