Coke Cup draw goes ahead despite Chiefs-TAFIC dispute

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer | Tuesday March 16, 2010 00:00

Extension Gunners, Township Rollers and Mogoditshane Fighters are through to the last four while the Botswana Football Association (BFA) Disciplinary Committee (DC) meets today to decide the fate of the Chiefs-TAFIC match that ended prematurely last Tuesday. The tie was abandoned due to insecurity with Chiefs leading 2-1.

BFA spokesman and member of the Coca-Cola Cup organising committee, Phakamile Kraii said they decided to pass the matter to the DC last week after going through the match report. 'There are some issues that we identified when analysing the match report that we felt needed the attention of the DC, so a decision will be made tomorrow (today),' Kraii said.

He was not in a position to disclose if a replay will be ordered or the game will be awarded to one teams saying any decision will be based on the recommendations of the DC. Fearful match officials called-off the tie at the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC) Stadium because of hooliganism.

Matters reached tipping point in the trouble-marred match when Chiefs scored their second goal to take a 2-1 lead with five minutes to go. TAFIC players claimed the ball had gone out before the cross that resulted in the goal. Their protests and threats led the officials to end the match prematurely.