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Kaizer Chiefs Legend Defends Bafana Bafana’s Mbekezeli Mbokazi Over Red Card Against Zimbabwe

Published 10 Oct 2025 at 11:59 PM

by Raphael Abiola

1 min read

Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo has come to the defence of Mbekezeli Mbokazi following his late red card against Zimbabwe.

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Mbokazi was dismissed deep into stoppage time after receiving yellow cards in the 95th and 97th minutes, ruling him out of South Africa’s final World Cup qualifier against Rwanda.

Speaking after the match, Khumalo suggested the young Orlando Pirates captain “took one for the team,” though he admitted that Mbokazi allowed himself to be provoked into the incident.

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Authors:

Raphael Abiola (Sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.

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