Bafana captain Ronwen Williams reveals to feeling 'targeted' by referee in World Cup qualifier

Maguette has come under scrutiny for numerous controversial decisions resulting in SAFA making an official complaint to FIFA alleging that the match was manipulated.

"The referee came to me in the tunnel before the match and said that he would book me for time-wasting," Williams said.

"So, going into the game I knew in the back of my mind that I'm a target," Williams said.

"Throughout the qualifiers, the ball boys didn't have the ball in their hands. The balls were on cones but in this specific game, the ball boys had the balls in their hands which was unheard of in these qualifiers.

=7. Siphiwe Tshabalala, Steven Pienaar, Mbulelo Mabizela, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Dean Furman, Andile Jali, Tokelo Rantie & Teboho Mokoena – 2 goals each

2. Philemon Masinga – 6 goals

=5. Benni McCarthy – 3 goals

=5. Delron Buckley – 3 goals

4. Sibusiso Zuma – 4 goals

1. Shaun Bartlett – 7 goals

3. Bernard Parker – 5 goals

"Whenever the ball would go out, they would throw it back quickly but the moment they [Ghana] scored the ball boys disappeared as you can imagine, and it took long for the balls to get back.

"I wanted to speak to the referee and tell him that some of the balls were soft, but he didn't want to hear anything about it and said he will rather book me for time-wasting.

"So, it was a bit of a challenge. In the second half, the ball boys practically vanished and if you can watch the game again you will see me running looking for balls but couldn't get the balls and that is where the referee should have stamped his authority.

"Coming to their goalkeeper, the moment they scored not once did I see the referee speak to him and I think he only got booked in the last few minutes.

"From the time we conceded in the 32nd minute to the 90th minute there was 60 minutes in between and he was wasting time throughout but not once did he get reprimanded whereas I got reprimanded before the game and for 30 minutes before we conceded, he was reprimanding me.

"I didn't waste time because the ball boys kept on throwing the ball immediately, so I felt targeted already.

"At half-time, I went to him and asked what the problem was with our team because it feels like he is allowing the physicality of Ghana and he just told me that it is a contact sport. I said yes but the rules must go for both teams and he told me that I must get away because he will book me," details Williams.