Ghana respond to Bafana Bafana complaint against referee Maguette N'Diaye

South Africa's chances of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were ended on Sunday after a controversial penalty decision resulted in Ghana earning a narrow 1-0 win over Hugo Broos' side.

Immediately after the match, SAFA president Tebogo Motlanthe confirmed that a formal complaint had been lodged to FIFA against match referee Maguette N'Diaye, with the world's football governing body confirming receipt of the protest on Tuesday.

The Ghana Football Association has since dismissed allegations that Bafana Bafana were hard done by and revealed that they were not expecting anything to come from the investigation.

"We've been to places where officiating did not go our way but we did not comment. Things will not always go your way.

"They set up to defend and until we scored and got to the last 15 minutes of the game, that's when they started piling pressure in need of the equaliser.

=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