BLUNDERING REF SUSPENDED

Sports Reporter

THE assistant referee, who failed to spot that the incident which led to the abandonment of the Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final match between Simba Bhora and Highlanders at Wadzanai on Sunday, happened outside the box, has been SUSPENDED.

Zondzi Ngosana wil not be officiating for SIX weeks.

His suspension comes into effect in the next round of matches in the PSL.

The highly-anticipated clash between Simba Bhora and Bosso was brought to a premature end after Highlanders players protested the referee’s decision to award the hosts a penalty for a foul which, according to video footage, happened outside the 18-yard box.

The ZIFA Referees Committee is of the view that Ngosana was not in the right position and this led to a costly decision being made by the referee.

The suspension letter reads: 

“THE ZIFA Referees Committee hereby notifies 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 Wadzanai 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.”