Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has asked whether the criticism his team have received after winning the most penalties in the DStv Premiership this season has reached the level it has because of the colour of his skin?
Chiefs have won 10 penalties in their 24 Premiership matches this season, including three they won in their 3-1 win against Stellenbosch FC away in October. On top of the penalties, seven opposition players have been shown red cards in matches against Amakhosi.complained about Chiefs getting a seemingly disproportionate number of penalties
and red cards this season after his team lost 2-1 in their second-round league match against Chiefs in Johannesburg on Saturday. Stellies goalkeeper Sage Stephens was shown a red card at FNB Stadium for handling the ball outside his area. Before that incident Chiefs won a penalty — the fourth in two league games against Barker’s side — after Olwethu Makhanya brought down Ashley Du Preez in the area. Du Preez scored from the spot-kick.
An incensed Barker explained he did not dispute the red card against Stephens, but felt there was an offside call missed by referee Tshidiso Mkwanazi in the build-up to Chiefs’ penalty. Speaking at the Chiefs Village in Naturena on Thursday ahead of their league game against last-placed Marumo Gallants at FNB on Saturday, Zwane questioned if his race might be reason for people complaining of referee’s decisions that have gone in Amakhosi’s favour. “Why don’t people look at the positives rather than focus more on the negatives?Zwane was asked if he expects to finish Saturday’s match with an advantage of an extra-man.
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