Mamelodi Sundowns fans are blaming team-manager Peter Ndlovu following a mistake on the team-list for the Nedbank final against Bloemfontein Celtic on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Tebogo Langerman was named in Sundowns\u2019 20-man squad for the match, but the player was on suspension after accumulating four yellow cards in the final league game of the season last weekend.<\/p>\n
The defender didn\u2019t feature in the encounter, but according to the PSL rules, he was not supposed to take part in the warm-up and sit on the bench.<\/p>\n
The development will see the club, if found guilty, facing disciplinary action but not getting stripped of the title.<\/p>\n
Fans have taken to Twitter to voice their dismay on the incident and have blamed Ndovu for not picking that anomaly.<\/p>\n
But the big question now is the former Warriors captain to blame?<\/p>\n
A Sundowns teamsheet for the game, circulating online, was not prepared by Ndlovu who was not also part of the technical team on the day.<\/p>\n
The club hasn\u2019t communicated on the matter while Bloemfontein Celtic launched an official complaint at the PSL over player eligibility soon after the game.<\/p>\n
Why Sundowns Will Keep The Nedbank Cup
\nAccording to former PSL general manager Andile \u201cAce\u201d Ncobo, Sundowns can only get a fine if found guilty on the matter.<\/p>\n
Posting on Twitter, he explained: \u201cCeltic made a submission AFTER the match, which would then categorise their submission as a complaint rather than a protest.<\/p>\n
\u201cA protest regarding the ineligibility of a player can only be valid when submitted to the referee, in the presence of the opposing captain and an assistant referee no less than 30 minutes prior to kick-off (Rule 51.3).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt, therefore, follows that Celtic did not lodge a protest with the League and therefore there is no disciplinary protest that places the match and its outcomes under review . . . any punitive measure will have nothing to do with the outcome of the match. Precedents show that Member Clubs escape with a monetary fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
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