Orlando Pirates star Goodman Mosele is set to face the full wrath of SAFA (South African Football Association) after his absence for the current 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Bafana Bafana assembled for camp exactly a week ago for their back-to-back 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia however Hugo Broos initially confirmed that Goodman Mosele ‘absconded’.
Hugo Broos comment on Mosele
“Sadly Goodman Mosele has absconded, we have tried reaching him to no avail and this is extremely disappointing. We are very happy that Jesse Donn has heeded the call and reported for duty almost immediately.” Hugo Broos said in an official statement regarding the Orlando Pirates midfielder.
Why Mosele was absent
- Suffered an anxiety attack and could not heed the call-up due to mental health issues.
- Attended a ceremony back home and could not return to Johannesburg for the Bafana Bafana camp in time.
Mosele Punishment BY SAFA!
As confirmed by SAFA president Tebogo Motlanthe, the association are yet to find out the truth behind Mosele’s absence, despite the incident taking place an entire week ago.
The Orlando Pirates star is now set to face a TWO-MATCH Bafana Bafana ban for failing to appear after being called up to the squad.
“We are going to write a letter to the PSL and his club to inform them that we are going to invoke the clause that says if a player does not report for national team duty.” a SundayWorld report confirmed regarding the Orlando Pirates star.
“As SAFA we can ban him for two matches. No one knows where the player is and there has been no communication. So, we will exercise what the Fifa rules say in this regard.”
Said Safa CEO Tebogo Motlanthe: “We are going to write a letter to the PSL and his club to inform them that we are going to invoke the clause that says if a player does not report for national team duty, as Safa we can ban him for two matches.
No one knows where the player is and there has been no communication. So, we will exercise what the Fifa rules say in this regard.”
Approached to give his side of the story, Mosele said that he was “okay” but he was not ready to talk about this issue, before hanging up the phone.
Pirates’ high-ranking official Floyd Mbele also declined to comment. “I am not going to say anything for now. I am doing this out of respect for a number of stakeholders. I would rather not comment and when the time is right, we will talk about it.”
In recent weeks, the Pirates have been hit by a series of ill-disciplined players and there are worries that the Buccaneers ship is lacking strong leadership in terms of disciplining players