Khoza defends PSL over Ndoro

appealed a controversial Dispute Resolution Chamber decision which cleared the 33-year-old to continue playing, before SAFA Arbitrator Nassir Cassim SC further referred the matter to FIFA while ordering Ndoro to stop playing.

In the interim, Ajax sought relief in court to field their on-form attacker at the time as they looked to escape the relegation zone, but these matters were subsequently thrown out by the South Gauteng High Court.

A final SAFA arbitration hearing by Adv. William Mokhari then ruled that the Cape-based side were to be docked seven points for matches in which Ndoro featured, subsequently relegating the club automatically after they had initially qualified for the playoffs.

Earlier this week, Ajax were handed a favourable outcome in their third appeal at court to set aside Mokhari’s award, with the PSL now looking to further appeal this judgement.

With six months having lapsed since the matter first came to the attention of the League, and the end still far from sight, Khoza insisted this has not blemished the association in the least.

“It’s not damaging because there’s no adverse decision against the League,” defended Khoza.

“Because, at the moment, the judge said that she cannot rule on the eligibility (of Ndoro), which is where the starting point was. If ever there was a (different) judgement on the eligibility, then you would say there’s damage.

“You must remember that all the cases that had attended arbitration were found to be correct in so far as doing away with the judgement of the DRC, and saying we are right in terms of jurisdiction.”

Khoza further emphasised that the current judgment, which is set to be appealed by the League, now affords engagement of each of the member