Local Referees Receive 16 Week Suspension After Faulty Match

• PSL has suspended referees for 16 weeks following an investigation into the match between NFD teams Casric Stars and Venda FC.
• Casric appealed to the board after he thought Venda had scored two offside goals in the 3-2 defeat against NFD rivals on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
• Local fans reacted on social media, saying the PSL had made the right decision, saying the level of refereeing was reducing the quality of local football.

South African football fans celebrated the PSL’s decision to suspend referees for 16 weeks after judging their performance during the NFD match.

governing body The decision was made after Casric Stars appealed the referees’ decisions during the 3-2 defeat. venda FC on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

During the match, Casric felt that NFD had scored two offside goals. Asking for help from PSL and SAFA.

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PSL suspends referees

P.S.L. According to the match officials were suspended chirp under:

After the start of the current season, There were a few incidents Where the referee makes questionable calls.

Some of these incidents include a misplaced free kick in the MTN8 final and Kaizer Chiefs’ final goal being disallowed during their PSL defeat. Mamelodi Sunsets.

Fans want VAR

Local football fans attacked the referees on social media, saying their performance had fallen to such a low level that it became necessary for VAR to be introduced.

Sipho Hotstix Makhai wants VAR:

“Why is PSL such a big league but VAR is not there?”

Dk Khosified Ndweli says there is a solution:

“VAR will be the solution, but it seems they do not want to implement it.”

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Mpho Litha called for serious action:

In order to put an end to this nonsense of the referees, we, the fans, should not play any matches until Safa solves the VAR problem.

Solomon Khoale was disappointed:

“A complete betrayal of our football”

Andrew Monama is upset:

“Daytime robbery.”

Errol Sweeney is tired:

“This ‘bad refereeing’ thing is really starting to bother me.”

Isaac Rubin agrees with the ban:

“Referees always make and will make mistakes. It’s a sad fact. Just as players are punished for their mistakes, referees should also be punished.”

Doughlas Mothasa is angry:

“PSL officials are useless.”

Prosper Da Major Rsa has a request:

“VAR is needed”

Donald Sefoka says referees make an impact:

“Our officials are letting us down this season.”

Gayton McKenzie calls for VAR to be introduced immediately

Like News in brief National Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said: VAR technology should be activated To South African football.

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The minister said local football needed technology to prevent referees from making costly mistakes during matches.

Source: News in Brief