The long sprint to the top

“Referee from hell,” “Botswana referee expelled from COSAFA Cup,” “Senegal unhappy with Botswana,” were some of the unpalatable headlines which Bondo woke up to not too long ago.

It has been a journey fraught with its own challenges, but Bondo has remained resolute. He could have crumbled like a deck of cards around 2017 when the world appeared to curve in on him. Bondo took the flight of shame back home after the COSAFA referees committee sent him packing for contentious decisions in the game between Zimbabwe and Madagascar.