South Africa claim ‘blatant bias’ in Ghana World Cup qualifier, urge Fifa for replay | Malay Mail

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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 — South Africa today pushed its demand for a replay of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana, producing an analysis that it said showed blatant bias by the referees. “Fifa has a responsibility to protect the integrity of all of its competitions,” South African Football...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 — South Africa today pushed its demand for a replay of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana, producing an analysis that it said showed blatant bias by the referees.

South Africa lost a Group G decider 1-0 in Ghana, who converted a disputed penalty after Daniel Amartey appeared to dive.Safa asked retired referee Ace Ncobo to review video recordings of the match. He said his analysis showed 90.9 per cent of incorrect decisions went against South Africa. “My independent conclusion is that the referee in this match was blatantly biased against South Africa,” he added.

Ghana and South Africa finished level on points and goal difference and the Black Stars won the section because they scored seven goals, one more than Bafana Bafana , over six matches.

 

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