“It’s the same referee that’s been busy with us with red cards' Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi was not happy with the officiating in their loss to Maritzburg United on Saturday. Read more ➡️
The Brazilians lost for the second time this season through a late penalty from Amadou Soukouna in Pietermaritzburg, a penalty the co-mentor believe should’ve been awarded.
“Both. Ndengane climbed on top of Thapelo . Everybody could see that. I could see that. The referee was very close to that action and it’s unfortunate," the co-coach told SuperSport TV. “But the referees must also do their job. They must not come here to earn money for not doing what they are supposed to do. So it’s very important they do not just kill the work of other people.
“And this is turning our league into a very cheap league because if you look at what happened today two goals from clear, clear bad decisions from the match officials and the team has lost the game and maybe we did not want to lose one more game in the league and we lose a game because of these poor decisions.