Local refereesleave for CAF assignments

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent | Friday February 12, 2010 00:00

 

Referees Committee secretary Marvelous Changare said Ramocha will handle the CAF Confederations Cup tie between Mbabane Highlanders from Swaziland and CAPS United of Zimbabwe. Ramocha will be assisted by Moletlanyi Keoagile and Elijah Masitha. Bondo will travel to Angola where he will officiate in a game between Atletico Petreleos and Sony-de-Ela Nguema of Equatorial Guinea. He will be assisted by Meshack Medupi and Jackson Simon.

“This is a challenge for the referees and it is also an opportunity for them. The selection of the referees was done by the controlling body, CAF and this shows that we have referees who are capable of taking charge of big games. Our referees have also grown and that is why CAF has recognised them.

It also means that we must have confidence in our referees despite the rough patches they sometimes go through,” he said. Changare said Lekgotla Johannes will be the fourth official during the Gaborone United and Orlando Pirates’ encounter to be played at the University of Botswana Stadium tomorrow. Lekgotla will again serve as a fourth official when Uniao Flamengo Santos host Costa Do Sol of Mozambique in the return leg in Gaborone on February 28. Bondo and Ramocha are not new to officiating international matches. Changare explained that as a way of improving the ability of referees in the country, refresher courses were held last year and different modules were covered such as the laws of the game.