Croesus-Raycon dispute hearing set for today

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, will be heard before a Safa Disciplinary Committee (DC) on July 29, at Safa House in Nasrec.
This follows a postponement of the hearing initially scheduled for July 24, as Raycon claimed they did not have enough time to prepare for the hearing as they had only received the complaint that Monday morning [July 24].

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.

Banda is another Zimbabwean player who still plays professional football for Queen Lozikeyi Academy, and is said to have played for her country’s national team at the 2020 Cosafa Women’s Championships.
The Greek Queens have called for the suspension of the Gauteng playoffs until such time as the matter has been heard and settled by the DC.

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