{"id":13967,"date":"2019-09-23T21:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T19:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=13967"},"modified":"2019-09-23T21:02:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T19:02:14","slug":"kaitano-tembo-explains-verbal-attack-on-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/kaitano-tembo-explains-verbal-attack-on-referee","title":{"rendered":"Kaitano Tembo explains \u2018verbal attack\u2019 on referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo has explained his outburst towards referee Khulekani Thusi during their 3-1 loss to Polokwane City on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Tembo approached the referee at the end of the first half and launched a verbal attack on the match official.<\/p>\n<p>According to the gaffer, he wanted to talk about Onismor Bhasera\u2019s red card which he believed was a bad call. The defender was adjudged to have made a crude challenge on Sibusiso Hlubi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we play we just want to play football, we are not a team that complains about match officials but what is important is for the referees to be a little bit consistent,\u201d said Tembo, according to The Citizen newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I went to him was because I wanted to speak to him about the red card and tell him that he had made a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a dubious red card where it should have been the other way around and it has been happening in other games where the red card could have gone the other side. Sometimes you have to take it and move one. He is the one who was kicked. He got to the ball and got the injury,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo has explained his outburst towards referee Khulekani Thusi during their 3-1 loss to Polokwane City on Saturday. Tembo approached the referee at the end of the first half and launched a verbal attack on the match official. 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