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Pitso Mosimane: I'm confused if South Africa have qualified

Pitso: I'm confused

Posted: 2011-10-08 19:38

South Africa's celebrations have been short-lived after CAF confirmed that Niger and not South Africa have qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa, Niger and Sierra Leone all finished on nine points, but it is a tie-breaker and CAF’s rules state that, in this case, "the number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned" comes into play.

Since the three teams finished on nine points, all teams are involved in trying to determine the team that qualified.

To break it down, South Africa amassed five points in their four matches against Niger and Sierra Leone, while Niger, based on word from the Mbombela Stadium, have qualified because they obtained six points in their four matches against South Africa and Sierra Leone.

Mosimane says: "We don’t know if we are going or coming … I'm confused. It is mixed feelings … If South Africa didn't qualify then it is a sad story."

The unnamed match commissioner at Mbombela Stadium has declined to shed light on the matter, leaving everyone confused.

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Detmolder: 2011-10-08 20:03

Mosimane resign now...If you were coloured or white you would have been fired already, this is racism that you are not history....Be a man and resign now please....you have failed us.

Cp8 : 2011-10-08 20:04

Wtf?! This is a travesty of football!

mash-do : 2011-10-08 20:06

fack pitso! Fack this bigot he instructed players to defend!...if we had won da game we wouldnt be in this ****!....pitso jst resign!

tebotouch : 2011-10-08 20:08

mosimane must pfutsek....

I had a bad feeling abwt diz... Dats y i neva bothered 2 comment speedly....
Papa pitso ke kgopa resgnation latter @ safa head quarters by monday morning neh.

Hope khune learned sum manners out of diz.

bongstaM: 2011-10-08 20:10

Pitso must resign!! Coach does not know the rules and played for a draw!!!!

bongstaM: 2011-10-08 20:11

YES WE CAN????NO WE CANT!!GOODBYE PITSO!!

MOMPATI: 2011-10-08 20:13

Thats CAF for you...who are the 2 best runner ups?

bennitto : 2011-10-08 20:17

le nna kere pitso a tsamaye,bcos o filwe sebaka sa di beke tse pedi full a prepera 4 this game,so aa tsamaye,ebile pelo ya ka e botlhoko

Amkhosi : 2011-10-08 20:17

Eh caf rules ar unfair am quiting afrikn futbal mxm we should hv won dt game der boys dd nt cum 2 der party 2dy since mbazo ws dropd we dnt hv a leader my hrt is brkn **** caf nd fifa masepa

AzraEzra: 2011-10-08 20:23

Breaking New, Africa Cup of Nation: South Africa do not qualify for the finals, Niger go through based on a better head to head between the three team
Breaking news
Nigeria would have qualified with the 2-1 why looking for third goal and concede another goal? That is why being an illiterate is too bad. Siasia should have known that 2-1 will be more than enough to qualify since Ghana have done us a favor by beating sudan.

mmjnr: 2011-10-08 20:25

Egypt did SA a huge huge favour yet the Boyz and their coach refused the gift and let their nation down how could you play for a draw at home against a team like Sierra Leone!! This is a disgrace to say the least!! the coach and football federation should all resign. How come you beat mighty African Kings Egypt at home and fail to even try to win against mediocre Sierra Leone!!!!!

Fhatu : 2011-10-08 20:27

This is high treason and someone must be responsible. How can he defend a draw? An arrogant can be ignorant. Just one minor mistake can ruin someone's career. This team was much defensive. After knowing the updates of Egypt's he changed the tactics and park the bus on the way Sierra Leone. Pitso must fire himself, he betrayed the nation.

mmjnr: 2011-10-08 20:29

Egypt did SA a huge huge favour yet the Boyz and their coach refused the gift and let their nation down how could you play for a draw at home against a team like Sierra Leone!! This is a disgrace to say the least!! the coach and football federation should all resign. How come you beat mighty African Kings Egypt at home and fail to even try to win against mediocre Sierra Leone!!!!!

mmjnr: 2011-10-08 20:29

Egypt did SA a huge huge favour yet the Boyz and their coach refused the gift and let their nation down how could you play for a draw at home against a team like Sierra Leone!! This is a disgrace to say the least!! the coach and football federation should all resign. How come you beat mighty African Kings Egypt at home and fail to even try to win against mediocre Sierra Leone!!!!!

BLAKSTAR: 2011-10-08 20:37

bafana bafana too has not qualified ooo...... there is a lot of confusion now in south africa..............hope nigeria and south africa turn their support now to the blackstars.....up gh !!

Marlon: 2011-10-08 20:41

And now for some tough medicine....

I find it outrageous that a coach earning nearly R1 million per month does not know the rules of the competition he is competing in.

I actually find the rule fair. If Bafana cannot beat Sierra Leone at home, then we do not deserve playing in the AFCON. And please do not blame the coach for these inept Bafana players

These players have had the best. Money, facilities and coaches and still they cannot beat a team AT HOME that has never qualified in AFCON before.

Useless, useless and another useless. These players cannot win a EASTER TOURNAMENT. Do not blame CAF, these rules were written long ago.

These players let us down at the World Cup and again here. Dont blame CAF for this mess. We did it, and continue to do it too ourselfs.

Cannot beat Sierra Leone at home. Idiots............

Bucselona : 2011-10-08 20:42

Pitso is very useless! He shld have known the rules b4 da game!! We saw Siera leone players exchanging notes on da field of play explaning the rules so that they can stay focused! Our we dancing & wasting time wid useless tactics from sister Khune. Pitso failed the nation & must resign!

bucs 4 life : 2011-10-08 20:45

i'm so disapointed with pitso n itu khune, how can u defend a draw at home, n sister khune wasting valuable time by faking injury. psl cancel deir fixture to suport bb but dis useles players let da nation down. tshabalala is not da leader, he fails 2 motivate da team wen its down. Psl games must continue

T man  : 2011-10-08 20:47

I hope madala Khune learned his leasson. Celebratin a draw!!

Tiyani rikhotso.aka mjomana. : 2011-10-08 20:49

Lets nt blame our couch guys.wt on earth is dis,CAF is dstroying awa country coz no mater hw hard we try thy kip on hurtng us.pitso dd evrythng in hs powers bt CAF.irvn khoza mst go n tok 4 us coz we nt going anywhr by dis.we bit niger by goal dference,we skod against thm at their bckyard n thy ddnt score against us here.y consider ds mini leg thngs coz we realy on top of dm.

Sydney : 2011-10-08 20:52

pitso and the players were celebrating after the final whistle then during the interview he asked marks if we qualified. suprising neh.

inflammatory : 2011-10-08 20:54

We warned you guys about the inclusion of Zebra players, look what they did to the whole nation.

Nxx!

NSL: 2011-10-08 20:56

confused my ass please do the right thing and step down, how can a national team coach not know the rules, shiya phansti baba! im so glad we did not qualify the way we played today was just pathetic, Egypt did us a huge favour by beating Niger and we played like we had qualified already, were so content with the draw bottom line is that we wanted Egypt to do our job, our job was to win today not draw, Hamba Pitso siyabonga from day one your main focus has been fifa rankings and not qualification hamba uyo ranker amataxi akmele

mmpumi : 2011-10-08 21:00

if u play @ home,play to win.Dont replace a striker by a holding midlefielder en an attacking midlefielder 4 another defensive player.Pitso is not brave.Y play Gaxa instead of Punch,where is de balance in ur team moron?

Drew : 2011-10-08 21:03

If we say caf fixed the rules,then when did this rule written?in my opinion the rule was written long ago.bafana should have beat seirra leona,period.

Ntokozo: 2011-10-08 21:05

Why Safa, the Coach and the players didnt know about this rule before the qualifiers started? If this is true, then it is a DISGRACE on the part of everyone!!!

hristo stoichkov : 2011-10-08 21:06

nkune cost us big time ,nxa

Kgadima: 2011-10-08 21:07

It's mind-boggling that nobody at SAFA,SABC and the technical team bothered to find out the rules.I mean,if they are that lazy they should at least have read Kickoff published the relevant sections before the match.As for Marks Maponyane,this is the second time he has been caught with his pants down.Last time he could not interpret the away goal rule.

Tza: 2011-10-08 21:08

yeh ryt, as if we wud hv done sumting beter @ d 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. dey saved us huge embarassments. whether pitso goes or stays it wont make a difference. abo parker sies.....

Ben: 2011-10-08 21:09

South Africans have a very small heart.Lack of ****ysis and easily carried away and definately is self inflicted devastation!!!It is really heart breaking after such massive celebrations only to be told that they have not qualified.I wished BB could be as seroius when they play finals as they are when they play friendly matches.

Kgadima: 2011-10-08 21:14

pitso must take the blame and fall on his sword.It was clear the someone instructed Khune to waste time.When last did we score a goal in the qualifiers?
As for Khune & Josephs I hope they have learned a lesson because they like to fake injuries when their teams lead.

Tza: 2011-10-08 21:17

yeh ryt, as if we wud hv done sumting beter @ d 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. dey saved us huge embarassments. whether pitso goes or stays it wont make a difference. abo parker sies.....

Ntokozo: 2011-10-08 21:21

Then it means had it been us and Niger on 9 points we would have qualified bcos we managed to score an away goal. Its this Sierra Leone team that we re now grounded!! nxxxxxxx!!!!! But the powers that be and the so called high profile Journalist should have known better.

If this is True, I hold every South African Media accountable, for misinforming the Public. What is Journalism these days? Why couldnt they do proper research before they publish RUBISH STUFF? The Media and SAFA are guilty as charged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sibusiso : 2011-10-08 21:21

as this was a pool of 4 teams, that should determine the winner of the group, not some hate rule from the bush they make up as things go. Whats next? Theyll say you have to be clear by 6pts if you are a rich country...

Nzonzo: 2011-10-08 21:25

i'm surprised you realise now that you are confused, you been long in that mode favouritism led your path

mjepa we diski: 2011-10-08 21:27

pisto nd safa hv failed us,@pitso hw do u start with paker whilest thers manyisa in da bench,@safa how do u enter a competition not knowing its rules,hope we get a chance to qualify after the play offs for the second best thats @serero,ace,jali,nd da rest excludin paker,mphela nd shabba.GUD LUCK TO THE BOKKES.

Ntokozo: 2011-10-08 21:29

Then it means had it been us and Niger on 9 points we would have qualified bcos we managed to score an away goal. Its this Sierra Leone team that we re now grounded!! nxxxxxxx!!!!! But the powers that be and the so called high profile Journalist should have known better.

If this is True, I hold every South African Media accountable, for misinforming the Public. What is Journalism these days? Why couldnt they do proper research before they publish RUBISH STUFF? The Media and SAFA are guilty as charged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mothusi : 2011-10-08 22:05

its realy sad story we ddnt quelify bt atlst we hv a team... Sorry to pitso n 2 de boys n i wil lyk 2 take is tym 2 say gudluck 2 de bokke's rise bokke rise

Siyabaqubula\n : 2011-10-08 22:07

My sentiments exactly Ntokozo!i'm upset, no scratch that, i'm pissed off with everyone, Safa, Pitso and mostly the SA media espclly the Sabc 4 misleading the entire country into blving tht we have qualified when we actually didnt. How cld Sabc commentators go 2 a match with so many permetations without making sure that their research was spot on? I mean the Caf rules, skewed as they r, werent designed shortly aftr the match. Even the often reliable Dwyne Deloca was guilty of misleading the nation, so were the news crew.
As 4 Safa, hw cld u go 2 such a crucial match without studyng the qualifying rules in order 2 empower the coach adequately? And Pitso? coaching daznt end on the field of play, it also requires u 2 knw the opposition, the permetations in order 2 make informed technical decizns such as substitutions and the likes, therefore it was part of yo job 2 knw wht we nided 2 do 2 qualify. U cant hide bhnd an excuse tht putting on Letsolonyoane instead of Majoro was bcz u thot a draw wld see us thru. That makes u a palooka broer.. Sies Safa, sies Sabc, sies Mosimane!

loncey for bucs  : 2011-10-08 22:11

Mxm pitso must go his full of bullsh*t

khulile : 2011-10-08 22:16

Guys I blame safa for not paying Matatazela's money , look now he change the CAF rules and close SAFA' s eyes and all south africans, ..I respect u Matatazela

master : 2011-10-08 22:21

Nywenywenywe. Whether Pitso stays or go the fact is South Africa yourself included did not qualify. You are busy singing about favoritism but you cannot stand players from other PSL teams. Pitso are a good coach n some of us still bliv in you.

Master : 2011-10-08 22:28

Some m**ons only saw one player celebrating a draw but I saw the whole team celebrating. Empty tins!

deliver11 : 2011-10-08 22:29

as much as i love my country we deserved to lose, we started defending with 40 minutes to go in an 80 minute game why didnt we go for a goal instead of packing the midfield. Khune is an @ss for a professional sportsman that was very low of him, he wasted time we could have spent looking for a goal. Maybe this will be a lessons that u dont defend and home kids from egypt do u favours whilst u sit n hope for the best.

Mopheme: 2011-10-08 22:50

Pitso must go he has no tactics, as the head you have to make sure you know the rule be up todate. mediogrety. resing and donareble

Siyabaqubula : 2011-10-08 22:51

Blaming Khune 4 his time wasting theatrics is unfair bcz he also thought a draw wld b enough 2 c us thru bcz of being misled by his coaches. If there is anyone 2 blame its the coach and Safa 4 not knwing this rule and then filter it down 2 the players 2 inject nided urgency into their play. Khune thought his antics were benefiting the nation, not knwing that he was actually adding another sword in our backs. Pitso shldve dun the simpliest of things and attack 2 search 4 an avalanche of goals, period! Tht is why teams like Barcelona r regarded as great bcz they never stop looking 4 goals even when they r winning. No matter what u do but if u score goals u will never go wrong. Gaxa and company were so casual in the first half u wldve thought they have qualified already. Thats the price we pay ke 4 being clueless abt the task at hand. And I find the mancrush SA media have on Pitso annoying 2 say the least. They all want 2 kiss his butt even when a spade nids 2 b called a spade.

Nyatama : 2011-10-08 22:51

Its high time everything that CAF COME WITH ITS challenged. This will constitute unfair play according to Fifa rules. During the tournament is the team with better goal difference that obtained the better position, when did this rule apply? It it is simply called cheating.

Lekker: 2011-10-08 22:57

wait for second best runners up, myb wil bring best results for mzanzi thumbs up for Botswana and Zambia

abijan95 : 2011-10-08 22:57

So Bafana were difending instead of attacking because the coach doesn't understand a simple rule like this...which was actually exposed in Angola 4 1st time. Our technical tim didn't studied da scanario properly because they don't understand da rules.

Legend : 2011-10-08 23:01

De Sangoma guy told every1 who cared 2 listern dat Bafana won't qualify if dey dnt pay wats due 2 him n guess wat dey ddnt pay n true 2 sangoma's words we ddnt qualify n every1 @ SUFFER is confused.

Be dat as it may Pitso failed period b4 de Niger game PSL matches wer stopped 2 accomodate him bt we stl lost, dis tym round PSL matches stopped 4 almost 2 weeks jst 2 prepare 4 a useless draw against Sierra Leone.

Mxm... 2 hell with dis Bafana, Safa n Pitso nonsense its better 2 focus n watch our Psl matches.

De less said bwt dis useless desease of tym wasting tactics by dat khune guy de better bt than again wat do u expect frm a zebra anyway.

Sbuda87: 2011-10-09 09:39

South Africa played rubbish yesterday and probably dont deserve to qualify, but where do those CAF rules come from all of a sudden. What happend to Goal difference if u r tie on points. Why must Caf have their own strange rules.

kellogs : 2011-10-09 09:48

Pitso has always been confused!

Gennah : 2011-10-09 09:52

Sowaar that sangoma was supposed to be paid.

kseanj: 2011-10-09 10:22

Mr Pitso let this be a lesson that a Draw should always be the last resort,but still we only lost a few games this year unlike the previous years .Dnt Resign we need u to lead us to Brazil 2014

brazilitto : 2011-10-09 10:34

What has pitso achieve in his coaching career that can make some bliv he can take us to brasil.
With pitso we are fcuked

Champ Mriyo (Trebble kings of SA): 2011-10-09 10:52

WTF,this is a sad day indeed wit the springboks going down as well.Pitso n his defensiv tactics,y Khuboni played ahed of Yeye,Parker's inclusion while off form,Shabba n Mphela jus useless.It was very clear,just win the match n 4get wat hapens elsewhere.Favouratism in selectin off form players who cant even perform wel at club level sies

nsilulu : 2011-10-09 11:31

after reading comments of these so called xperts i realise that anazi niks ngediski. I mean why always blame the coach if we dnt win? 2ndly if u say some players in ths team dnt deserve to b there then Whch fackin players that were nt chosen who were gonna win us the game? And those players had they nt win us the game wudnt u fools say the same sh...t again that those playerz shudnt hv bn picked? Ag nikhulumisa okwabafazi maan.... Let the coach do hs job 4 the sake of fackin continuity....... When bafana were winning, the same ppl said pitso is taking the team to the ryt direction. Bt nw that we didnt qualify he is the worst coach? Ag niyakhenya

Turk27 : 2011-10-09 11:50

I cant believe SA was playing for a draw against sierraleone of all teams? What happend to football? Take Ghana for instance. They went to an over 40degree celsius Sudan needing a draw or even a slim loss to qualify but the BS took the bull by the horn and attacked the sudanese for a win. I think it's shameful what SA has done and more embarrasing is the jubilation afterwards. How come nobody knew the rules at their camp. FYI, Egypt best Niger for themselves as part of their rebuilding not for SA...indeed with attitude like that Bafana don't deserve to play in any tournament at all...

rox: 2011-10-09 12:00

eish hardy mzansi! watchu watchu watchu watchu bokke! hard luck next tym. sista khune dirty tricks in football dont apply. take it from here and never again repeat that stupid mistake

Geuzen1: 2011-10-09 12:28

Dear Pitso

What I have learned over the years of struggle and post struggle is that KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. You should have done yourself a favor just like some of us and visit CAF website to read article 14 of CAF competition regulations. It is simple Pitso, incase you're still confused here it is: (http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11648-how-group-g-was-determined.html)

Regarding Group G, Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone have all finished tied on 9 points each, with Egypt bottom of the group with 5 points. In such a case, when two or more teams are equal on points, article 14 of the competition regulations applies as follows:

In case of equality of points between two or more teams, after all the group matches, the ranking of the teams shall be established according to the following criteria:

14.1 Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
14.2. Best goal difference in the matches between the concerned teams;
14.3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the concerned teams;
14.4. Greater number of away goals scored in the direct matches between the concerned teams;
14.5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
14.6. Greatest number of goals scored in all the group matches;
14.7. A drawing of lots by the Organizing Committee of CAF.

Therefore, in application of rule 14.1 CAF has considered only results of matches between the concerned teams, i.e. Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone (discounting Egypt as the bottom team with 5 points - hence not concerned anymore), resulting in the following ranking based on 4 matches played by each teams concerned:
- Niger: 6 points
- South Africa : 5 points
- Sierra Leone : 5 points.

Niger is therefore qualified to the final phase.

The more you read is the more you become informed
READ READ RAED!!!

Geuzen1: 2011-10-09 12:39

Dear Pitso

What I have learned over the years of struggle and post struggle is that KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. You should have done yourself a favor just like some of us and visit CAF website to read article 14 of CAF competition regulations. It is simple Pitso, incase you're still confused here it is: (http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11648-how-group-g-was-determined.html)

Regarding Group G, Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone have all finished tied on 9 points each, with Egypt bottom of the group with 5 points. In such a case, when two or more teams are equal on points, article 14 of the competition regulations applies as follows:

In case of equality of points between two or more teams, after all the group matches, the ranking of the teams shall be established according to the following criteria:

14.1 Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
14.2. Best goal difference in the matches between the concerned teams;
14.3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the concerned teams;
14.4. Greater number of away goals scored in the direct matches between the concerned teams;
14.5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
14.6. Greatest number of goals scored in all the group matches;
14.7. A drawing of lots by the Organizing Committee of CAF.

Therefore, in application of rule 14.1 CAF has considered only results of matches between the concerned teams, i.e. Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone (discounting Egypt as the bottom team with 5 points - hence not concerned anymore), resulting in the following ranking based on 4 matches played by each teams concerned:
- Niger: 6 points
- South Africa : 5 points
- Sierra Leone : 5 points.

Niger is therefore qualified to the final phase.

The more you read is the more you become informed
READ READ RAED!!!

Svej: 2011-10-09 13:22

i believe Khune took instructions from the coach so he is not to be blamed. All in all Pitso and his crew were subotaged by caf. Partly i blame Pitso for not playing an offencing game coz non of this would have happened. im sure Pitso's objective was 2 qualify and he has learned his lesson

sirnzo : 2011-10-09 13:49

Caf n their rules r unfair

katlego shaun : 2011-10-09 14:19

Realy this is not fair pitso mosimane south africa is mourning with you and its so unfortunate thar we did't go through the fact remains that we are the best in africa and it shall remain for many years to come

s26423202: 2011-10-09 14:27

Pitso we gav u to many chances to prove 2 us dat u the best man for de job bt instead u did exactly wat Pereira did, giv the nation hope only to take it in de last minutes,so my brother jst leave with dignity n resign.Coz i dnt know if we were watching de same game coz dat that was a disgrace to the nation n y did u put manyisA INSTEAD of mokoena and also y did u take out classen,dnt u nou the best defence is to attack and not to depend on other country 4 our success as 4 Khune man plz get sum manners.

s26423202: 2011-10-09 14:39

oh man karma is a beotch aint it, God saw wat we did to SRL with our time wasting tactics n wat did we get in return a middle finger.

lindio: 2011-10-09 15:49

Its not Pitso's fault!! Safa should have paid S'bonelo madela his money (R50 000)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

phantom : 2011-10-09 16:02

I suggest we put our allegiances aside and booo every bafana player when the PSL resumes. For too long we have been the jokes of Africa!

almon : 2011-10-09 16:19

I don't understand what confused Pitso the man who earns R500000 p/p,what is he doing if the bafana-bafana r not playing,bcoz he should b surfing de internet and check de rule of de CAF,he knew all along that our qualification was no more on our hands but to Egypt,but why he didn't double check the rules of CAF in the eventuality that it becomes a tie? Rhis guy is getting a lot of money for doing nothing, I mean why depend on our player (Mpel) and Mpela was out of form yesterday,why do u keep a player in de game and u could c de guy(Mpela)was struggling yesterday. Nxxxxxxxx fokof Pitso.

Small : 2011-10-09 17:51

So there u hv it folks d coach is confused he said it himself, as far as I c things its not only him hus confused but d whole SAFA is in dt state 4 d second consecutive AFCON finals we failed 2 Qualify wht does dt mean as a Nation? Pitso shud b shown d door nd d vote of no confidence in Nematandani shud b passed.

KING?: 2011-10-09 20:06

We paying Pitso over a million to be confused, unethical and incompetent.

KING?: 2011-10-09 20:06

We paying Pitso over a million to be confused, unethical and incompetent.

ayo : 2011-10-09 20:30

pitso wins friendly games only,i wd like to warn his useless lazy players who cant take responsibility that,playing ivory coast is like playing a top european team,so i just dnt know how they wl cope,cote d'ivoire is on fire,they r coming with youngsters like gervinho,where r our youngsters

bondocean: 2011-10-09 23:08

This was a huge disappointment but the rules are there for the managers and SAFA to study before a game so that they understand what is needed in the game. The rules as taken from the CAF regulations for the AFCON are as follows: 13.2. In case of equality points between two teams or more, after all the group
matches have been played, the ranking of the teams shall be established according to the
following criteria:
a. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams;
b. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the concerned teams;
c. greater number of goals scored in all the group matches between the
concerned teams;
d. goal difference in all group matches
e. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
f. the system of points of the fair-play competition taking into account the number of yellow cards and red cards;
g. drawing of lots by CAF organising Committee.
So CAF's rule is clear - what is SABC confusing the public by using goal difference in this case? Pitso obviously does not check these things out nor does he have SAFA do it for him. Like Peter de Villiers, he must show dignity and resign for this failure. We need to start over and SAFA's appeal is another joke and demonstrates their incompetence once more.

ninii herself: 2011-10-10 03:22

Come on guys,relax now-at least Pitso showed the nation that he can behave like a 3 year old!let's not blame only him lana,I blame the captain for celebrating niger's proceedings tlitlitli!we have been declared a funny nation indeed!!!

luxluga: 2011-10-10 06:33

May i ask a question to all the experts? when a team is on top of its group what happens? (topping your group, meaning you are number 1 in your group, what the **** happens?) who the ****** hell is no# 1 in their group? Dont 4 ince protect caf, they will always **** us up. Continue typing nonsense, but look at who is topping the group, when this **** started we knew that if egypt drew with niger we can make it as best no# 2, Now we are topping the group there are certain rules, wonderful just wonderful, what about the goal difference, was it our fault that the under 23 of egpt walloped the robbers niger? me thinks not. Proudly South african. Next time bokkes

nhlakah : 2011-10-10 07:35

Ds z confusng.thos ar stupd ruls they dnt make snc.ds caf is full of crzy stupid peple.I'm pist off.safa should hv knw ds

Malakane: 2011-10-10 07:50

just resign Pitso if you fail you reach your mandate then what do you say to us no Cup of Nations ,how more is World Cup,Why didnt we attack Niger ,Substitutions were questionable from Bafana.

Riccye: 2011-10-10 07:59

Again, this proved that Pitso is a arrogant stupid fool. He must follow Pieter de Villiers and do the right thing.......RESIGN! He had a mandate which he failed to deliver on.

Some of you remember me....calling me names. Well I’m gonna repeat this again...Pitso was part of all the previous management that failed......appointing him didn’t make sense seeing he was part of the problem. SAFA called it continuity...........I called it continuity on failing!

Another problem I’ve always had with Pitso, was trying to prove local is lekka with his selection and tactics......The problem is all other African teams are relying more on their European based players and playing a “more Euro”style of football nowadays.........we stuck to a diski coach and diski football.....COME ON GUYS!

Recall all our overseas based players ( All South Africans including Mokoena......even the white ones playing in England) Do what Ghana and Ivory Coast is doing, if you’re from South African decent or born in this country and taken away when you where young.......Then you deserve to wear that Bafana jersey. ( good ones of course )

Khosi Fever: 2011-10-10 08:30

next tym read the rules...Detmolder u r talking rubish...this has nothin 2 do with back or white or coloured...coloured is counted as black...Pitso just read the rules

ooisthuizen: 2011-10-10 08:53

I think we dnt have to point fingers to each ada...wat is done is done...Lets accept the die damn ****in CAF decision en start preparing vir die future!

galaxyofstars: 2011-10-10 08:54

If SAFA and Pitso dont know the rules than our football is finished. SAFA regime and Pitso must resign period. Nematandanis appeal to CAF is useless CAF rule is clear. They should have been proactive not reactive we are a BIG JOKE right now. Do they think Niger will fold hands if they lodge an appeal anyway Niger qualified fair and square. I think they regret now in hosting CAF 2013.. too late again to CANCEL u are CAF's idiots...Once an idiot always an idiot....WHAT A BIG EMBARASEMENT

MrMoV1: 2011-10-10 09:07

ddnt u knw bwt ol these, cnt u rememba hw mny goals u've scored against SL nd Niger? O ntho e bapalang ntate Pitso Mosimane

Buhle: 2011-10-10 09:46

Ok, We all agree that this CAF rule is confusing but as a coach you should have done you job by understanding it. This is the biggest mistake a coach can do. You failed to do what you are paid for. So resign please. Or least someone responsible for failing to understand this rule should resign.

Buhle: 2011-10-10 09:55

I also hope SAFA now understand what happens if you mess with Inyanga uMatatazela. SAFA pls pay him or you will remain blind forever.

Jack Sparrow(captain of the ship): 2011-10-10 13:28

Mosimane says: "We don’t know if we are going or coming.....LMFAO,well said Pitso,this includes your bosses as well neh?

PIRATES IS NOT A CLUB BUT A RELIGION

THE REAL MR T

thabani1980: 2011-10-10 13:38

Sorry Khune. You are a soccer player, yet you don't understand the rules. This rule was put in place some years back. If you remember in 2006 world cup, Angola went to the world cup ahead of Nigeria because of that same rule and Nigeria never complained. Check that group again. Angola had a goal difference of +6 yet Nigeria had a goal difference of +14. The head to head results were as follows between the concerned teams.Angola 1-0 Nigeria and Nigeria 1-1 Angola. Angola had 4 pts while Nigeria had 1. It didn't matter that nigeria had a better goal difference by far. That the rule Khume, Pitso, Nematandani and other.

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Angola 10 6 3 1 12 6 +6 21
Nigeria 10 6 3 1 21 7 +14 21
Zimbabwe 10 4 3 3 13 14 −1 15
Gabon 10 2 4 4 11 13 −2 10
Algeria 10 1 5 4 8 15 −7 8
Rwanda 10 1 2 7 6 16 −10 5

Good luck SAFA for you appeal, but you won't win this case.

Also note that the same rule is applied for the Euro 2012 as well. So we can't cry now.

Osama: 2011-10-10 16:04

This is very simple guys... Pitso was the person that mess everything up! You shouldn't depend on another team to do you a favour. Your faith was in your hands! Why substituting a defensive midfielder for a striker, just because you want to draw at home! No maan, Pitso must go. Sister khune must give other goalkeepers space to show what they've got. Tshabalala must go dance those moves at Capello or Raphsody. Grow up guys and educate yourselves. Now you can see that even in the PSL there might be some rules that everyone is ignorant of... Imagine that..! Appealing this rule will just embarass SAFA the more!

Mpofi: 2011-10-13 15:38

If our coach is confused, where does that leave the Nation? Coach and his bosses (SAFA) didn't they know what were the rules of CAF? Since they all don't know the rules that governs them, why the HELL are they getting paid. they should all resign, this is a disgrace to the Nation. FIRE EVERYONE in SAFA offices!!!

Mpofi: 2011-10-13 15:42

Just 1 more question, who are the 2 best teams to qualify? does South Africa count or not?