Arrows could lose big points over Mbhele eligibility saga

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Golden Arrows, the club owned by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) acting CEO Mato Madlala, are at risk of being docked nine points they accumulated with ineligible attacking midfielder Simo Mbhele was on the field.

On Wednesday, PSL prosecutor Zola Majavu announced the league’s disciplinary committee had charged Arrows. The charges relate to the fielding of Mbhele while he was unqualified to play. The case has been enrolled for hearing on January 20.

Not having the international clearance means Mbhele wasn’t registered properly, making him ineligible to feature. “He [Mbhele] is a South African player who played for one of the junior Safa League clubs in KZN before moving to Portugal [he was playing for the KZN Football Academy],’’ said a source close to the league’s dealings.

The mole didn’t hesitate to liken this Mbhele matter to the Tendai Ndoro saga that relegated Ajax Cape Town in 2018. Ajax were found guilty of fielding an ineligible Ndoro, forfeiting three games and subsequently lost nine points. Ndoro was unqualified to play for Ajax because he’d been registered with two other clubs in the same season.

 

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