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Curtworth Masango
NEWBOYS TelOne have warned they could be pushed out of the PSL because of what they perceive to be biased officiating in their matches.
They have written a letter to the PSL leadership.
They claim referee Tichaona Tigere denied them the chance to force a draw against Yadah when he ended the match before all the extra minutes had been played.
“We would like to make an official complaint over consistent poor and biased officiating in our Hwange FC and Yadah FC matches.
“Our recent match against Yadah FC has prompted us to write and start considering whether it is worth our salt to continue participating in the league for the remainder of the season and in the future.
“We have had rightful penalties not given and players being booked for bad decisions.
“We have been quiet over the past Hwange match but our recent match against Yadah FC has forced us to break the silence over poor and deteriorating match officiating standards,” reads the letter.
The club added:
“The conduct of the match officials for the Yadah match left a lot to be desired and if no action is taken to arrest this we will soon consider an abrupt end to our life in the Premier Soccer League to protect our corporate brand and the huge financial resources that TelOne is channelling into the game of football at the expense of other worthy corporate social responsibility projects.
“The recent performance of Mr Tigere has left us convinced that the local game is critically suffering from biased officiating and subsequent integrity, which is scary to current and would-be sponsors.
“The match was prematurely ended in the fifth minute of the nine additional times after we had scored two goals and, upon realising that we were forcing a draw, he then decided to end the match prematurely.
“We hope PSL and ZIFA will review his past performances and form a view about his acceptability and suitability to referee future Premier Soccer League matches.”
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