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The Brazilians named the veteran winger in their call-up of the day against Phunya Sele Sele despite being suspended for the final
Mamelodi Sundowns cannot be stripped of his Nedbank Cup title despite including Tebogo Langerman on the team of the day that faced Bloemfontein Celtic on Saturday night.
This is according to former PSL referee and manager Ace Ncobo, who took his Twitter to clear up the confusion surrounding the matter.
Langerman was supposed to miss the game as he was suspended for accumulating four yellow cards.
However, Sundowns couldn’t pick that up and mistakenly named Langerman to the team, but the winger was an unused substitute.
“Per requests, let me clarify the Tebogo Langerman issue. Please note, this is not an arbitration issue, it is a Rules and Regulations issue, so I will be wearing the” former PSL general manager “cap on this one,” wrote Ncobo. .
“Let’s start with participation. He was on the bench. Did he participate? In terms of Rule 16.5, a player listed on the Team Sheet is considered to have participated in the match. So, in fact, Langerman participated.”
Ncobo said the information he has is that Celtic did not file a pre-game protest under PSL rules, but only after the game.
And therefore, that, according to Ncobo, constitutes the complaint and therefore does not put the game and its result in review.
“Did Celtic file a valid protest? From what I can gather, Celtic made a presentation after the match, which would then categorize their presentation as a complaint rather than a protest. A protest about a player’s ineligibility can only be valid when it is presented to the referee, in the presence of the opposing captain and an assistant referee not less than 30 minutes before kick-off (Rule 51.3), “he continued.
“It follows, therefore, that Celtic did not file a protest with the League and, therefore, there is no disciplinary protest that puts the game and its results under review.
“Even though there was no protest but a complaint, what is the status of Sundowns’ action for an ineligible player to participate in the match? Even if there was no Celtic presentation, Sundowns is guilty of misconduct.
“In terms of Rule 54.1, any player who accumulates 5 bookings (yellow cards) in the same season is suspended for the game immediately following the one in which he received the 4th warning. PSL published the list of suspended players and Langerman was on that list.
“In terms of Rule 55.1.3, by violating the NSL Handbook, specifically by failing to comply with Rule 54.1, Sundowns is guilty of misconduct and the DC league will surely find them guilty. There are no facts to dispute guilt as the player’s name is on the team sheet. “
Additionally, Ncobo said the Sundowns could receive a monetary fine and keep their trophy.
“As said before, any punitive measure will have nothing to do with the outcome of the match. Precedents show that Member Clubs escape with a monetary fine,” concluded the former PSL referee.
“In conclusion, Sundowns is still the winner of the Nedbank Cup and there is no controversy surrounding that fact.”
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