Embattled Bafana team manager Tseka's fate to be decided by a vote

'Failure to enforce suspension caused by human error'

- By Kgomotso Mokoena

In a bizarre move, which may be interpreted as a plan to protect Bafana Bafana team manager Vincent Tseka, the South African Football Association (Safa) has taken the bold decision to finalise the Teboho Mokoena blunder on a ballot.

According to various letters that Sunday World has seen, the association's national executive committee (NEC) members will now vote whether action should be taken against Tseka and Bafana head of delegation David Molwantwa for the gaffe that cost Safa a substantial fine and three points that almost resulted in South Africa not qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Safa NEC member and chairperson of the legal and constitutional affairs committee Poobie Govindasamy finalised his report titled "investigation report concerning the fielding of Teboho Mokoena in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Lesotho on 21 March 2025" and recommended that the matter be finalised by round robin resolution-a vote.

His recommendation has been met with fierce criticism and rejection by some NEC members, who say it is an "infringement on the Safa statutes because employee issues are handled by the CEO, and not by the NEC", said an anonymous NEC member.