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Referees under siege

Friday, April 21, 2023 | 110 Views |

At work: Gobagoba is one of the suspended referees. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

They are closely scrutinised and are usually the fall men and women at the centre of matches. Match officiating has come under scrutiny in recent times and only this week, matters reached a peak. But as Mmegi Sport Correspondent, KABELO BORANABI argues, local match officials face a challenging work environment which sets them up for failure

Football’s Gordian knot was tightened earlier this week when a phone call recording between a top referee, Joshua Bondo and BFA official, Monnakgotla Mojaki regarding Gaborone United director, Nicholas Zakhem was leaked.

The leaked audio suggests there are a lot of brown envelopes exchanging hands between clubs and match officials.

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