Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams said he 'felt targeted' by referee Maguette N’Diaye before a ball was kicked in Bafana Bafana's controversial and now contested 1-0 2022 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ghana in Cape Coast on Sunday night.
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams during the press conference at Safa House in Johannesburg on November 17 2021.Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams said he “felt targeted” by referee Maguette N’Diaye before a ball was kicked in SA's controversial and now contested 1-0 World Cup Group G qualifying defeat to Ghana in Cape Coast on Sunday night.
Williams portrayed N'Diaye as hostile towards the SA captain and his teammates even before the game started. “Throughout the qualifiers the ballboys didn't have the ball in hand, the ball was placed in the cones. But in this game the ball boys had the ball in their hands. “I wanted to speak to the referee and tell him the balls were soft, but he didn't want to do anything about it — he said he'd rather book me for time-wasting.
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