Ethiopia fielded a suspend player in 2014 World Cup qualifiers during June, according to FIFA match records and if punished could hand Bafana a route to the World Cup.
Pep Guardiola will give his first press conference as Bayern Munich coach next Monday with the ex-Barcelona boss having been declared the right man to lead the Champions League winners' new generation by the coach he replaces.
Malaga midfielder Isco has had offers from Manchester City and Real Madrid to leave the Andalusian club in the coming weeks, he revealed in comments published on Monday.
African champions Nigeria as expected beat minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their Confederations Cup opening Group B match on Monday in Belo Horizonte, but they were given a run for their money for a while.