Chief Executive Officer of the South African Football Association- SAFA Tebogo Motlanthe- has indicated that his outfit has not closed its doors on their case against Ghana.
The world football governing body dismissed SAFA’s protest against Ghana, stating it was inadmissible and does not meet the requirement foreseen under art. 46 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and art. 14 of the Regulations of the Preliminary Competition.
The South African FA are, however, demanding reason before they take the case a step further for appeal.
“We can’t, at this stage, say what we’re appealing for because we can’t take a stance without a reason,” Motlanthe said.
“What FIFA gave us was a one-liner with regards to the case being dismissed on grounds of inadmissibility.
“In terms of FIFA’s rules and regulations, you need to request the reasons in a 10-day period after receiving the decision and we responded to the one-liner immediately.
“They wrote back to us saying they’re still working on the reasons, from where we’ll consider our legal options and make a decision.”
The Black Stars of Ghana will know its FIFA 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off opponent in January.