Victor Hlungwani escalates muti concerns to IFAB after Soweto Derby incident

IFAB, the independent guardian of the laws of the game – where FIFA holds 50 percent of the voting power – could now be asked to provide clarity on how such incidents should be handled within the rules.

Hlungwani says the decision followed the recent Soweto Derby clash between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, where tensions flared prior to kick-off over accusations of muti use.

"FIFA invites anyone to write to them especially regarding law changes which are implemented every year. I've decided to take advantage of that after seeing something that is wrong in our game where there is confrontation over the smearing of muti or chemical engineering or black magic.

"The countries which writes this book are English speaking (Scotland, England, Ireland and Whales) those are the nations that introduced the laws of the game in 1863.

"After seeing the confrontation inside the field of play, I felt the need to write to them, proposing that if you smear or perform black magic on the field of play, it should also be red carded."

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Hlungwani added that he’d considered this in the past but the incidents had not really escalated to rival teams getting into altercations. 

Hlungwani also invited those who wanted to query the issue around the traditional wrist leather band to do so.

"Remember when we talk of law nr.8 - the kick off, that the ball must be kicked forward, but now the ball can be kicked backwards. That's because of what happened at WITS. So South Africa has very much influenced the changes to the laws of the game, and with that in mind we felt that we should alert FIFA about this."