Former Bulgarian ace and Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Hristo Stoichkov is facing possible heavy disciplinary action following his outbursts during the closing stages of the South African Premier Soccer League championship.

The Bulgarian was charged with misconduct following "abusive and insulting language" aimed at the match commissioner after the league clash between Sundowns and Moroka Swallows on February 19.

The second charge against Stoichkov is for sliding his finger against his throat, indicating that he "would want to slit the match commissioner’s throat".

The Bulgarian ace was enraged by the official's decision to resume the match against Moroka Swallows from the 36th minute when his Mamelodi was losing with a 0:2 score, instead of having the match replayed from the beginning.

The match was abandoned in midweek as the floodlights of the Super Stadium ground in Atteridgeville went off. During the subsequent replay, the final score was a 3:3 draw that put the Swallows four points clear in the lead, two rounds before the end of the campaign.

"These people are corrupt. This was a stupid decision; it is bad for the people. These people never played football and have no idea what is going on. The managers just spoil the game in this country. The sport is developing but they are stuck in one place," Stoichkov was quoted as saying by the South African premier league website.

The first case against Stoichkov was postponed to March 15 because the Bulgarian wanted a Spanish interpreter at the hearing and his lawyers from Bulgaria and Switzerland present as well, the report said.