Refs in hot soup over Muduhwa red card

• Published date: 22 September 2022
• Publication title: The Chronicle

The Chronicle Ricky Zililo,Senior Sports Reporter THE decision to overturn Peter Muduhwa's first-half red card during the Chibuku Super Cup quarterfinal clash between Highlanders and Bulawayo Chiefs at Barbourfields Stadium could claim the scalp of either referee of the day Allan Bhasvi or his assistant Mncedisi Maphosa. Barbourfields Stadium Bhasvi made the right call to send Muduhwa for an early shower in the 20th minute after the Highlanders defender grabbed Amakhosi Amahle striker Obriel Chirinda in the box, before reversing the decision on the advice of Maphosa.

Chronicle Sport is reliably informed that Maphosa advised Bhasvi through the walkie-talkie that he had erred by flashing a second yellow card to Muduhwa, insisting that the player who was guilty of committing a foul on Chirinda was Godfrey Makaruse. Bosso players overheard Maphosa passing on the message to Bhasvi, swarmed the referee, in protest, who was in constant communication with his assistants before rescinding his earlier decision to book Muduhwa and cautioned Makaruse instead.

The whole episode lasted five minutes before play resumed, with Chirinda dusting himself up to take the penalty which was saved by Ariel Sibanda who dived to his right to punch the ball into play. Elvis Moyo missed the rebound.

Bosso went on to lose the encounter 1-0 courtesy of a...