World Football Governing body, FIFA has thrown out a protest lodged by South Africa that called for the replay of the 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana.

A decision signed by Carlos Sneider, Director of the FIFA judicial Bodies indicates that the protest lodged is ‘inadmissible’ as it did not meet the basic requirements for filling protests.

Per the ruling, the Black Stars remain qualified for the playoff stage of Africa’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

The South African Football Association lodged a complaint to FIFA in November over Ghana’s controversial 1-0 WCQ win over the Bafana Bafana in Accra.

Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye gave the West African nation a penalty – which was converted by Andre Ayew – and ended Bafana Bafana’s dream of going to Qatar in 2022 for the global competition.

“The protest lodged by South Africa has been declared inadmissible by the disciplinary committee as it did not meet the requirements foreseen under article 46 of the Fifa disciplinary code and article 14 of the regulations of the preliminary competition of the Fifa World Cup 2022,”