Overview
- FIFA's Disciplinary Committee awarded Lesotho a 3-0 forfeit for the March 21 match, citing Mokoena's accrued yellow-card suspension.
- The sanction deducts three points from South Africa and includes a 10,000 Swiss franc fine on the federation.
- Benin now leads Group C on goal difference over South Africa, with Nigeria and Rwanda three points back.
- SAFA requested the written reasons and intends to file a formal appeal within 10 days, with a further case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport possible.
- The final qualifiers on Oct. 10 and Oct. 14 will decide the group, with the winner advancing directly to the World Cup and the runner-up potentially entering a CAF playoff.