Local referees fail to make CHAN cut

On Tuesday, continental football governing body, CAF released a 42-man list that includes whistle men and assistant referees selected for the CHAN referee preparation course for the sixth edition of the continental competition. None of the local referees have been included in the list.

This comes as shock after there has been a significant participation of local referees in CAF games. The recent highlight has been Joshua Bondo's participation at the 2019 AFCON held in Egypt. Bondo was in charge of the round of 16 match between African powerhouses Nigeria and Cameroon, making him the first local referee to handle an AFCON finals game. While Tirelo Mositwane and Tshepo Gobagoba has been involved in the CAF junior tournaments and the club continental cups' games.