Lydia Monyepao, the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Football Association, SAFA, has confirmed they have received communication from FIFA over an investigation into the Teboho Mokoena suspension saga.

The world football governing body has written to Bafana Bafana, demanding an explanation as to how Mokoena played against Lesotho in March this year.

The midfielder was ineligible to feature in the 2026 World Cup qualifier having picked up two yellow cards.

FIFA’s investigation could now overturn South Africa’s 2-0 win to a 3-0 defeat.

“We have received communication from FIFA about the investigation they have launched in terms of the Lesotho match that Teboho Mokoena was fielded, we received it yesterday,” Monyepao said via Idiski Times.

“So we’re preparing our response to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee which is ultimately required of us as an association…”

With two games left to play, Nigeria occupy third spot in Group C with 11 points, trailing South Africa, who have 17 points, and Benin Republic on 14 points.

Both Benin and Nigeria will be eagerly awaiting FIFA’s verdict on the matter.

Newcastle United attacker, Anthony Gordon, has admitted that he has never played a team like Barcelona before.

He said that Barça are above the level of Premier League top sides, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

The England international made the confession following Newcastle United’s 2-1 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League on Thursday night.

On-loan Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford scored twice to give Barcelona all three points at St James’ Park.

Gordon scored Newcastle’s lone goal in the 90th minute.

Barcelona barely gave Newcastle the opportunity to equalise before the full-time whistle.

Gordon told BeIN Sports, “I think the way they keep the ball was a learning experience.

“We don’t play against that kind of style in England, not at that level anyway, I thought they were the best I’ve played against in that sense of the game. Some of that play in midfield was really top.

“We’ve played against some top teams, City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, but the way they pass the ball, the midfielders, the way they were fluid in their movement and combining, made it really hard for us to press, and it’s not easy coming here and doing that.

“We press with intensity, we’re very physical but to be fair to them, they did really well.”

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, has become the fastest player in Champions League history to score 50 goals.

Haaland achieved the feat on Thursday night, after he opened the scoring in their 2-0 win over Napoli.

The Norway striker headed City in front at the Etihad to tally his half-century of goals in just 49 appearances.

He has now broken the previous record set by former Manchester United striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who needed 62 games.

It took Lionel Messi 66 games, although the Argentina captain remains the youngest player to hit 50.

Messi was 24 years and 284 days when he achieved the feat, with 25-year-old Haaland displacing Kylian Mbappé in second.