Durban - A match official who was due to be involved in Bafana Bafana's AFCON qualifier against Sudan has appeared in a Durban court on charges of sexual assault on Wednesday. The City Press website reports that the Algerian national attempted to rape a cleaner in the Durban hotel he was staying at on the morning of Bafana's 2-1 win over Sudan at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The 33-year-old official did not plea and has had his bail extended until he is scheduled to appear in court again on Monday. He is one of four Algerians who were issued by the country's national football association to officiate the match. It is alleged that he asked to pay one of the female cleaners for sex, but had his request turned down after which it is further alleged that he then tried to rape her. However, another female cleaner at the Suncoast Towers hotel was alerted to the alleged victim's call for help and intervened, contacting the hotel's security services and having him detained, resulting in the man not being able to fulfill his refereeing commitments later that day. He was eventually replaced by Lalelani Mngadi, who acted as the fourth official of the match after SAFA made the necessary arrangements. The official has since returned to the Algerian Embassy in Pretoria. Read more on: safa | bafana bafana | afcon 2015 | durban | soccer NEXT ON SPORT24X 'Drogba' off to Belgium? 2014-12-17 15:18 Follow Sport24 on Twitter and Facebook and on Mobile and Have your Say on our Forum Read News24’s Comments Policy 24.com publishes all comments posted on articles provided that they adhere to our Comments Policy. Should you wish to report a comment for editorial review, please do so by clicking the 'Report Comment' button to the right of each comment. Comment on this story 0 comments Add your comment Comment 1500 characters remaining Live Video Streaming Blitz Mon, 24 Nov 2014 @00:00 SS1 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 @01:00 SS2 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 @02:00 SS3 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 @03:00 Show full schedule Video Highlights Best of the rest from Blitz Mon, 15 Dec 2014 @00:00 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich v Freiburg Wed, 17 Dec 2014 @00:08 PSL: Maritzburg Utd v Sundowns Tue, 16 Dec 2014 @23:02 PSL: Chiefs v Free State Stars Tue, 16 Dec 2014 @23:00 Show more videos Sport Talk How do you pay tribute to Thierry Henry? If you’re a fan of the classic musical “The Sound of Music” then you will be familiar with the... Some refs invite criticism Football's new undisputed best club? It's BPL Live from Mumbai Breaking News Rwanda appeal disqualification Football 13:55 Suarez pledges to not bite again Football 13:45 Bayern face tougher season - Beckenbauer Football 13:24 Cesc class backs up Mou move Football 12:18 Downs wary of high-flying Birds Football 11:58 Swiss help in Desailly tax probe Football 11:50 Most Read Most Commented AB, Amla flay Windies attack Stormers' plan for Treu revealed Proteas: 5-Test series plan Vijay leads way for India As it happened: Kaizer Chiefs v Free State Stars LOL treadmill fail! Watch this hilarious clip! We think this man should rather be running outside this summer! Best of 2014 | Holiday | WIN I love summer.24 Google’s top searches of 2014 Vote Bafana Bafana have qualified but how far will they go at AFCON 2015? Bafana Bafana will win AFCON 2015! Losing finalists! Oh so close... Bafana will be beaten in the semi-finals We won't make it out the group stages!
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