South African Football Association rejects FIFA re-match decision

A senior member of the South African Football Association, Norman Arendse, says the association cannot accept the decision by football’s world governing body, FIFA, to order a rematch of a world cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal after officiating referee, Joseph Lamptey, was banned for life.

South Africa won the match last year, but the referee has been accused of match manipulation after wrongly awarding a penalty to South Africa.

Norman Arendse, who heads the legal committee of the association, disclosed this to the newsmen.