{"id":3647,"date":"2020-02-14T13:16:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=3647"},"modified":"2020-02-14T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:16:07","slug":"yanga-lipuli-ref-punished-over-dubious-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/yanga-lipuli-ref-punished-over-dubious-corner","title":{"rendered":"YANGA-LIPULI REF PUNISHED OVER \u2018DUBIOUS CORNER\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TANZANIA Football Federation (TFF) has slapped a three-month ban to the referee Abubakar Mturo after he failed to translate 17 laws of football during the February 5th Premier League match between Young Africans and Lipuli at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>During the match, the referee awarded Lipuli a controversial corner kick in a response to the players\u2019 demand for a goal claiming the ball had closed the line when Yanga goalie Metacha Mnata grabbed it and placed at the post.<\/p>\n<p>In that match, Yanga defeated Lipuli 2-1 with goals from Mapinduzi Balama and Bernard Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>David Mwassa netted a consolation goal for Lipuli. 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