South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has demanded an explanation following reports that the country's football team, known as Bafana Bafana, is delayed in its trip to Mexico for the World Cup due to visa problems. National broadcaster SABC reported that an "administrative error" prevented some players from obtaining the necessary visas. McKenzie said he had communicated to the South African Football Association (Safa) that they "need a report and that action must be taken against those responsible for this error". “We are being made fools of,” added McKenzie on the social network X. So far, Safa has not commented on the matter. The South African team is scheduled to face Jamaica in a friendly in Mexico this Friday. They will then play the opening game of the World Cup against Mexico, who co-host the competition with the USA and Canada, on June 11. "This Safa fiasco with travel and visas is embarrassing and extremely unfair for the players and coaching staff," McKenzie also wrote in X. According to the South African website TimesLive, efforts are being made for the team to obtain visas for the USA, allowing them to travel on Sunday or Monday. The Bafana Bafana squad and coaching staff require authorization to enter the US as they will play their second World Cup game against the Czech Republic in Atlanta. South Africa is one of 10 African nations to participate in the World Cup, which now has 48 teams. The game against Jamaica will be Bafana Bafana's last opportunity to prepare for the tournament, which they last participated in when the country hosted the finals in 2010. Their last home game on Friday - a 0-0 draw against Nicaragua which included a missed South African penalty - was described in some reports as "disappointing" and extended their run of games without a win to four.