MALFA referee assaulted at Sheshe

A referee was allegedly assaulted during a Makhado Local Football Association match at Sheshe on Sunday.

The match between Sheshe Bush Bucks and Siloam XI Bullets was abandoned in the second half. Siloam were leading by 1-0 at that stage.

Angry fans of Sheshe accused the match official, Mr Nditsheni Mafhala, of being biased. He was rescued by the management of Bullets from a mob of angry fans. Mafhala told Limpopo Mirror that he no longer felt safe and every decision he took was being questioned by angry fans, who threatened to beat him.

According to Bullets’ coach, Mr Mpho Luthaga, he is disappointed in the behaviour of Sheshe as “they lack discipline and such behaviour will not get them anywhere.” The marketing manager of Sheshe, Mr George Ndou,  said the referee had failed to control the game from the beginning and his decisions had been one-sided.

Date:01 June 2017

By: Maanda Bele

Maanda  Bele, born and raised in Nzhelele Siloam, studied journalism at the Tshwane University of Technology.

He is passionate about current news and international affairs.

He worked as part of the Zoutnet team as an intern in 2017.

He is currently a freelance journalist specialising in news from the Vhembe district.

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