Bafana Bafana skipper Steven Pienaar might be having the time of his life on the pitch, but off-field troubles continue to pursue him in England. 

A warrant of arrest has been issued for the Everton attacking midfielder after he was caught speeding twice on the same stretch of road in 11 days and then dodged a court date.

His car was caught doing 70 kph and 61 kph in a 48 kph zone in Chigwell, Essex, on October 10 and 21 last year, when he was playing for Tottenham Hotspur, before his loan back to Everton.

The warrant was issued on Monday when Pienaar, having been caught speeding in his Aston Martin DBS, according to UK law was then obliged to let authorities know who was behind the wheel.

He failed to do so and was found guilty of this charge in his absence in the Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

The court also issued the warrant and said that he should be arrested, bailed and set to appear in court at a later date. It is likely that he will receive a ban from driving.

Pienaar has already been banned once in the UK, during his previous spell at Everton. He was not allowed behind the wheel for 12 months after being found guilty of drink-driving in March 2010.

He also had police called to his residence during that time due to a domestic dispute, and was the target of burglars, who raided his home.

Courtesy kickoff.com

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