Mokoena boob aside, Bafana are almost there

Deduction of points for fielding ineligible player not hapenning

- Kgomotso Mokoena

Even though there’s still a dark cloud hanging over Bafana Bafana courtesy of the Teboho Mokoena blooper when the Mamelodi Sundowns star was fielded against Lesotho despite being ineligible to play in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier, there’s still hope and enough points for SA to book their ticket to the US, Canada and Mexico.

The American nations will co-host the biggest single-sport event by any stretch of imagination.

On Friday, Bafana proved to be not such good hosts when they walloped poor Lesotho, who had opted to play their home game within the borders of Mzansi.

The South Africans did not care whether Lesotho’s national stadium was in shambles or did not meet Fifa's World Cup standards, coach Hugo Broos’ young guns went for the gonads and pulverised the lads from the Mountain Kingdom with a right royal spanking.