TS Galaxy chairman Tim Sukazi says SAFA's error in naming Bathusi Aubaas as an Orlando Pirates player on the Bafana Bafana team sheet has now created an "expectation" for him to sign for the Soweto club.
Aubaas made his debut for Bafana in their 2-1 win over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday but before stepping out onto the pitch, he was listed as a Pirates player on the Bafana team sheet handed out to the media.
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Sukazi has slammed the association for the error on their social media and has since come out to explain why he was was so disappointed. The Rockets owner revealed that he spoke to a manager at SAFA, who explained to him how the error was made.
"It was a complete disgrace and an embarrassment to the association itself, to the two clubs and to CAF," Sukazi said on Radio 2000's Game On.
"I was really flabbergasted and dismayed and deeply disappointed. There's no formal apology as yet but I must say the manager reached out. I think he saw my social media ranting.
"He rendered his apology. He explained the situation. Apparently he had an old team sheet template, there was Miguel Timm, he removed Timm's name and then replaced it with Aubaas but didn't change the club," he revealed.
Sukazi, a lawyer by profession, went on and elaborated that the error is "undermining" to both clubs, especially with rumours linking Aubaas with a move to the Buccaneers.
"Whatever that is, the damage was done and it's clearly undermining to both Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy," he continued.
"Worse in this case, there's been rumours linking Aubaas with Pirates and it's a blatant lie, I dismiss them as absolute nonsense.
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"Now, imagine the kind of commotion, the uncertainty that it creates at both camps. Orlando Pirates, now there's an expectation to deliver Aubaas, I suppose, to their supporters," he said.
"A player they have not been negotiating about with TS Galaxy at all. Now there's an expectation, as if we kept a secret of sorts. We're very transparent to our people and players," he added.
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