DM168 SPORT: GladAfrica Championship farce: Promotion decision pending ruling

In the boardroom equivalent of a goalmouth scramble, the identity of the team automatically promoted from the GladAfrica Championship to the DStv Premiership for the 2021/22 season is turning into a scrappy affair.

Sekhukhune had flagged the misdemeanour prior to kickoff. However, the PSL ordered that the fixture proceed, with Sekhukhune playing the match under protest. Polokwane won 1-0. Sekhukhune’s argument centred on the fact that it was not their own doing that Polokwane had failed to include the five under-23 players. Epstein ruled in favour of Sekhukhune and handed the side three points a few days prior to the season ending.

“Polokwane have taken … steps to challenge the award [of three points to Sekhukhune]. The effect of not setting [the arbitrator’s decision] aside is that it sets a bad precedent for future dispute and Sekhukhune would unfairly benefit on the ranking of the championship,’’ read the court papers.He ruled in favour of Sekhukhune, dismissing Polokwane’s application. The PSL finally conceded and updated the log to include the three points.

“While the unforeseen contraction of Covid-19 was not a justification of the transgression it was a major mitigating factor which must have played a major role in the disciplinary committee imposing the lesser sanction lawfully available to it of deducting points from the offending club.

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