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Referees under siege

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

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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