Looming trouble for Cape Town City's Makola? PSL studying footage over claims midfielder pushed referee twitter facebook reddit twitter facebook reddit

Cape Town City midfielder Mpho Makola could find himself in trouble with the Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee over claims of pushing a match official during the MTN8 final.

Makola is alleged to have pushed assistant referee Cladwin Baloyi during Saturday's encounter which his side lost in the post-match penalties against Mamelodi Sundowns.

PSL prosecutor Nande Becker has now revealed he is analysing the footage in his possession before deciding if he should take action.

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"I've got something that I'm looking for there. I didn't watch the final, so I didn't see the major incidents. I have called for the video footage at the end of the penalty shootout to see what was going on there," Becker said as was quoted by Sowetan Live.

"I've got the match referee's report. I'm waiting for the assistant referee's report, so everything should be clearer tomorrow [Wednesday]. I just saw a very short clip somebody took off the television screen. I saw a player from Cape Town City shove the match official with both hands.

"There will be a fight again as the DC previously banned the player for six months and after the appeal, they reduced the sanction there.

"I'm pretty sure it will be different this time because it is not the first time it has happened with that particular club."

Makola and Cape Town City's goalkeeper Hugo Marques were seen engaging the official after the game, protesting that Denis Onyango - who saved five penalties to help his side win the first MTN8 title in 14 years - came off his line during the penalty-taking process.

In a game that they fought from a goal down to force the shoot-out - where they eventually lost by a margin of 3-2 - Nathan Idumba was red-carded after receiving two yellow cards.

Should Makola be punished, it will be the second time he is found guilty of physical confrontation after he was suspended for manhandling Abongile Tom after a Telkom Knockout clash against Kaizer Chiefs in 2019.

After the loss against the Brazilians in the final, Cape Town City will be up against Chippa United on Wednesday for a league game.