'Lilepo must be fined for his conduct'

Kaizer Chiefs have been urged to take further action with financial implications on Glody Makabi Lilepo for what he did on Saturday after scoring the winner.

Lilepo was shown a second yellow for removing his shirt in celebration after scoring what eventually proved to be the winner against AmaZulu FC.

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After having been cautioned earlier in the game, it meant he had to walk, with Chiefs then playing over 20 minutes minus one man.

The IFAB Laws of the Game are clear in stating that a player must be cautioned for excessive celebration if they remove their shirt, and so Lilepo was aware of the consequences of his actions.

The 28-year-old will not play the last league match against Chippa United on Saturday and the first official game of next season.

"If Chiefs really want their players to be serious about discipline and standards, then Lilepo must be fined for his conduct," says a former Bafana international who played in Europe.

"It shouldn’t matter that the goal Lilepo scored won them the game.

"He deserves to be handed a heavy monetary fine for his amateur behaviour of removing his shirt in celebration when he already had a yellow card.

"Clubs in Europe will act if their player does such as a way of setting the standards high.

"I have seen players in Europe fined for such.

"The excuse that he was excited after scoring the goal doesn’t hold water because he should be setting the right example as a professional footballer.

"The obvious recommendation to Chiefs is to fine Lilepo.

"Missing the next two games is not enough punishment for such amateur behaviour because, being their star player, his absence might cost the team points," says the retired footballer.