The association's spokesperson Dominic Chimhavi said yesterday it was not Safa's wish to see the season annulled. SihleNdebeleSK
"The Motsepe league is run by provinces and everything is in place there. People are just clutching at straws. Safa, just like any other company, is also reeling from the effects of Covid-19, but the issue of saying We're broke is just a narrative driven by people who are dreaming."
On Tuesday, PSL confirmed through a statement that Safa couldn't avail referees. This came after the association had said that referees would need 14 days of fitness and Covid-19 tests before they are ready to officiate. However, ex-PSL referee Ace Ncobo dismissed Safa's statement, insisting referees were ready, having been exercising on their own during lockdown.
But Chimhavi emphasised Safa were just following Fifa's rules:"We liaise with Fifa. When a referee has been inactive for a month or two, he must go through a mandatory three-week fitness training. Training on their own doesn't equate to passing the rigorous Fifa fitness test, this is what Fifa told us."
As PSL referees are part-timers, with many of them having professionals jobs aside, it may be tricky for them to be in the PSL's bio-bubble for six weeks.
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