ZIFA suspended referee for a wrong decision
2 min read
ZIFA’s Referees Committee has suspended one of the assistant referees for taking wrong decisions during Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final.
Zondzi Ngosana was on the attention when he award penalty to Simba FC on the 79th minutes.
According to the publication in Zimbabwe the incident occurred out side of the box when defender of Highlanders Peter Mudhuwa fouled Simba striker Tinashe Balakasi.
This led to Highlanders players protesting before the match was called off after 30 minutes of waiting.
Whatsoever the match was interrupted for a minimum of 30 minutes before it can resumes.
On the even of Monday the Zimbabwean Football Association wrote a letter regarding the incident and confirmed the suspension of Zondzi Ngosana.
They wrote “THE ZIFA Referees Committee hereby notifies you that you have been suspended from officiating soccer matches for the next six matches.
“The suspension has been occasioned by your low standard of officiating in the match, Simba Bhora versus Highlanders at Wadzanayi Stadium, Shamva, on 22 September 2024.
“In the match, the referee awarded a penalty to Simba Bhora for a foul which occurred outside the penalty area.
“As the assistant, you should have been marking the penalty area line which is parallel to the goal line.
“That way, you would have been able to see that the ball was out of the penalty area. That decision impacted on the match. The match was abandoned.”
According to the publication in Zimbabwe, ZIFA Referees Committee is also going to take action against the centre referee of the day Ngwezere.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
