Ghana captain Ayew
Ghana captain Andre Ayew believes Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye was spot-on with his decision to award the Black Stars a penalty in their 2022 World Cup qualifying clash with South Africa on Sunday.
Rushine De Reuck was adjudged to have pushed Daniel Amartey in the box following a corner.
Ayew converted to secure a 1-0 win for Ghana which sent them through to the World Cup play-offs at the expense of South Africa.
This is the moment the Ghana Black Stars were awarded a penalty tonight vs South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. Yes or no? #WCQ2022 pic.twitter.com/mV8jlTVBny
— Usher Komugisha (@UsherKomugisha) November 14, 2021“It was a clear penalty on [Amartey]. In fact, we had chances to get more penalties and should have been given two more,” Ayew said when asked about the incident during the post-match press conference.
“I think we had more clear chances. Yes, it was a tough game, but we won this game fair and square. We could have scored more.”
However, South Africa FA have said Bafana Bafana were robbed and revealed that the association will write to CAF and FIFA for investigations to be carried out.
Tebogo Motlanthe, the CEO of SAFA, insisted that there were lots of questionable decisions by the match officials, aside the penalty incidence, and they are going to be challenged.