Bafana Bafana will host Nigeria in Bloemfontein on Tuesday knowing that a home win can end the Super Eagles’ hopes of topping CAF FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C… that is, unless Bafana suffer a retrospective points deduction.
There is no official word from FIFA yet regarding whether or not Bafana Bafana will be docked three points for fielding the suspended Teboho Mokoena in the 2-0 win over Lesotho in March. As a result, there is still some degree of uncertainty regarding the true status of the group.
However, Bafana lead the pack in any scenario with 16 points from seven games as it stands – five ahead of second-placed Benin, giving them a margin of error with three games to go for each team in the group.
Nigeria are third out of six teams with 10 points, so if they beat Bafana in Bloemfontein, they can move within three of the leaders.
A further three-point deduction for
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