Moussa Niakhate has broken his silence after the Confederation of African Football took the unprecedented step of stripping Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations trophy. Following a dramatic walk-off during the final against Morocco, the governing body upheld an appeal, awarding the host nation a 3-0 default victory and sparking outrage among the Senegalese players.
Although the continental competition took place last year in August, the matter of unpaid bonuses only resurfaced five days ago when Neo Maema revealed they are yet to receive a penny. According to the players' association's top official, they have escalated the matter to the South African Football Association with a view of resolving it once and for all.
The South African stars will contest for the prestigious award against other players from the continent during a gala ceremony that will be conducted by CAF. The continent's football governing body has also set up a dedicated voting hub where fans will cast their votes for their favourite goal. The voting process has already begun and will run until Wednesday, when voting will close.
Molefi Ntseki's men were fortunate to get a point in their third game in the pool as they struggled to deal with the now-eliminated West African nation.
GOAL gives you the details to follow the match as Bafana hunt for yet another victory at the continental competition against the winless West Africans.
South Africa's bid to reach the knockouts of this continental competition continues with this penultimate game of their pool against the bottom-placed West Africans.
The Molefi Ntseki-led team held strong West African nation's opposition to grab a vital win in their bid to get into the latter stages of the biennial competition.
South Africa came from behind to force a draw in their 2024 African Nations Championship Group C opener against the Desert Foxes at Mandela National Stadium in Kenya on Friday.
GOAL's Thabang Kgeledi runs the rule over South Africa's African Nations Championship squad full of free agents needing to play their way back into the PSL.
