With yet another week of contentious officiating decisions, SAFA’s refereeing department has confirmed plans to visit clubs and teach them about the laws of the game. This has been met with quite a reaction, here’s a look!
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Some questionable have been made by referees through the course of the season, and this past weekend was no different as many felt AmaZulu were hard done by some of decision made by the referees during their 4-2 defeat at the hands of Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals.
SAFA have since told KickOff that their officiating department plans on visiting clubs in the top-flight to educate them on the rules.
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KickOff readers on Facebook have reacted to those plans.
“Before becoming a coach you should know the rules of the game first,” says Gamuchirai Muchemwa.
“The moment the ‘Authorities’ begin to sugarcoat things rather than completely admitting that things are horrible, you know there's match-fixing going on. What's going on at the moment in our league as far as officiating, ain't a ‘mistake’ nor an ‘error’, it's simply a crime against our professional football. The penalty that was awarded to Orlando Pirates wasn't a mistake, but a crime committed on another team (one of the latest references). It's a shame and absolutely embarrassing,” says R.j. Rams.
“No, no, no they must train their pathetic referees to do a better job and understand the rules of the game. And also to improve their disgusting performance,” says Brian Mc.
“It seems like it’s their referees who need to be trained to understand the rules better,” says Dumolwethu Thobayithathe Mvundlela.
“They should visit their referees,” says Siya Masiya.
“This is
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