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Mamelodi Sundowns, I have news for them: you are barking up the wrong tree. The impression that has been created here is that Khoza is deliberately delaying matters to give his side, Pirates, an advantage in the final stretch of the league title race. Far from the truth. Firstly, people must understand that Khoza is just the PSL chairman and doesn’t deal with disciplinary issues. That is the duty of the league’s prosecutor or legal team, which is independent. Secondly, Khoza didn’t ask Sundowns to field an ineligible player. I find the attacks and criticism levelled against him unfair, to be quite honest. Bongani Mgubela, Diepkloof The exciting times that we are experiencing in the PSL are going to be shortlived as the authorities are shooting themselves in the foot because of the indecisiveness. It does not need a rocket scientist to figure out what is going on in the PSL boardroom. First of all, we are being told the mantra about the delay involving Sundowns’ case and then the verdict is postponed. Why are we being taken for a ride here? This cannot be allowed to happen. A commission of enquiry needs to be established as a matter of urgency as a lot is at stake here. Soccer is the only thing that is keeping us sane in a country that dishes up more than a fair amount of depressing news every waking day. Please assist by exposing these shenanigans. Thabang Lehoko For any young aspiring South African referee to become the best in the world, they don’t need to be inspired by highly emotional referees like Victor Gomes but one Gambian referee, Baraky Papa Gassama, who is the epitome of what emotional intelligence and sheer competence on the field of play is all about. Al-Ahly players resorted to dirty tactics with the aim to intimidate the referee and influence the result of the game against Sundowns. To absolutely no avail. Similar to the 2015 final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Zamalek, he proved his mettle as one of the best referees in the world, if only the African continent could have more of his kind. On the other hand, congratulations are in order to Sundowns for reaching the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League. Thabo Mabetoa, Pretoria The AFCON tournament in Egypt will be beneficial to Bafana Bafana. It’s going to be tough but a learning curve for the national team to prepare the World Cup qualifying games. The experience they got from their qualifying games will hopefully help them to cope with the pressure that is going to come their way. Morocco and Ivory Coast will treat us as underdogs and I hope we will be able to overcome them. Terah Maqepula, Mount Fletcher Tell you what, we got a fair AFCON group draw. We can’t always be hoping to face minnows and rest on our laurels and still perform badly. We always drop to the minnows’ level while they up their game when playing against us. Besides, which group is the weakest? This is a tournament for which we went through the qualification stage, meaning that the best teams have qualified and are unavoidable. The mental strength part of our game is going to be key for a successful tournament. Lucky Khunou, Meriting It is too late to be experimenting with new methods at this juncture in the season. Pep Guardiola was found in this kind of situation when he tried to experiment with new combinations in a crucial UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match against Tottenham Hotspur last week. The exclusion of Kevin de Bruyne, Benjamin Mendy and Leroy Sane in the starting line-up proved Guardiola’s experiment worthless. That tactic that was applied by the Manchester City boss was a gamble and ended up being suicidal as they went on to suffer a loss. The Citizens need to re-organise and re-energise themselves to avoid a sensational disappointment in the second leg against Spurs. Batsirai Kativu, Johannesburg