The referee, speaking on condition to Sowetan, said he was puzzled by Safa's stance on the restart, reasoning most refs could officiate immediately after passing the Covid-19 test. RealNevilleK
This is in contrast to Safa's statement on Tuesday, in which it reasoned the PSL season could not resume this weekend because match officials required fitness tests and thus will only be available in the first week of August."When you say referees are not ready, did you give them a programme? The answer is yes. If they say no then they will be lying because we have proof of that programme. What's outstanding now is the date for testing.
"Referees who go to the media and say they are ready are fooling the nation and themselves," Chimhavi responded. "Every referee who has been inactive for more than a month has to go through a mandatory two-week fitness test. We don't want these people to get injured and you will blame us." With the testing date not yet decided, there are other concerning issues for the mother body after it failed to give referees a new kit this year.Chimhavi admitted that the refs' kit saga, which ended at arbitration after the PSL objected to Safa dressing the match officials in gear sponsored by OUTsurance, affected it but said it will give referees kit before the matches resume.
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