Croesus-Raycon dispute ruling expected tomorrow

The Safa Disciplinary Committee (DC) is expected to rule tomorrow (August 1) on the dispute between FC Raycon Ladies and Croesus Ladies over the outcome of a Gauteng Sasol Women’s League match played on July 14, at the Alexandra Stadium.

The case was heard by the DC on July 29, at Safa House in Nasrec following a postponement of the hearing initially scheduled for July 24, as Raycon had requested for more time to prepare for the hearing as they had only received the complaint that Monday morning [July 24].

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The Greek Queens, as Croesus Ladies are affectionately known to followers, filed the complaint with Safa after Raycon was said to have fielded ineligible players in the crucial and final game of the league.
The complaint has opened a can of worms as Raycon is now accused of fielding ineligible players, not just in the match in question, but others as well, such as a Raycon versus Zebra Force match on April 14, and the first-round league match against Croesus on May 11.

The players in question are Loretah Ncube, Lizneth Nkomo, and Dinah Banda, whom Croesus claims are illegitimately registered, and were used in various matches this season, and also named in various matchday squads.
Ncube is said to be a Zimbabwean immigrant without a valid work permit. This was discovered on July 14, as she was about to be used as a substitute in the Croesus–Raycon drawn match, which marked the end of the season.

Raycon and Croesus are Stream B teams, and Raycon just needed a minimum of a draw to advance to the Gauteng playoffs against Mita Ladies of Stream A. The winner would proceed to the national playoffs to decide the side that will be promoted to the top tier league of women’s football, the Hollywoodbets Super League.
Safa has ordered that all matches in the national playoffs that involve Raycon should not be played until the outcome of the case at hand.

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