PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE
SUMMARY OF AD-HOC
COMMITTEE SITTING (17th OCTOBER 2017)
OFFENCE; Contravention of section 8.8 CHIBUKU SUPER CUP
RULES AND REGULATIONS (2017) Causing abandonment of the match between Shabani
Mine FC and Caps United FC on 8th October 2017 played at Maglas Stadium,
Zvishavane.
Summary of facts
On the 8th October
2017 the Chibuku Super Cup Quarter Final match between Shabani Mine Football
Club and Caps United Football Club played at Maglas Stadium, Zvishavane was
abandoned in the 65th minute. The match was abandoned by the match referee
Philan Ncube following an injury sustained by the 2nd Assistant Referee Thomas
Kusosa who was hit by a bottle thrown onto the pitch by Caps United Supporters
who felt the Assistant referee had denied them an equalising goal when he
raised an offside flag against a Caps United player. At the time of abandonment
of the game Shabani Mine Football Club was leading 1-0.
FINDINGS:
The committee in
coming up with a determination considered reports submitted by the Match
Referee Mr Philani Ncube, the Match Commissioner Mr Gladmore Muzambi,the head
of Security Inspector Nyakurerwa(standing in for Officer in Charge ZRP
Zvishavane), as well as reports by the two clubs. By and large the two clubs
officials who attended the inquiry meeting further gave oral evidence which
basically confirmed material aspects of what the two clubs said in their
reports. The dispute centred on who caused the abandonment of the match.
It is common cause
that the match was abandoned in the 65th minute by the referee Mr Philan Ncube
following the 2nd Assistant referee Mr Thomas Kusosa’s injury.
It is not disputable
that missiles were thrown at the 2nd Assistant Referee Mr Thomas Kusosa and one
of these missiles hit him causing an injury above the left eye.
It is not disputable
that the cause of missile throwing was anger by Caps United Football Club
supporters who felt that the Assistant Referee had wrongly charged that the
Caps United player who scored was from an offside position.
There is
corroborated evidence presented by the match referee, the match commissioner
and the Police in that missiles were thrown by Caps United Supporters occupying
the stand opposite the VIP stand and one of these missiles hit the 2nd
Assistant referee Mr Thomas Kusosa injuring him.
Caps United Football
Club in their submission admitted that indeed their supporters threw missiles
aimed at the 2nd Assistant referee when he raised the offside flag penalising
their player whom they felt was not offside. Caps United however tried to also
blame Shabani Mine Football Club Supporters for also throwing missiles aimed at
the 2nd Assistant Referee as they felt he had awarded Caps United a goal.
We find this defence
to be lame and a poor attempt by Caps United not to take full responsibility
for the behaviour of its supporters.
While we applaud the
swift reaction by the Caps United technical team and the Police in calming the
Caps United supporters, this could not save the match as the die had been cast
the moment the match official was injured.
We do not believe
that it was unreasonable on the part of the referee to abandon the match as a
result of the missile throwing and injury to Mr Thomas Kusosa and the security
concerns raised .There was no evidence submitted to suggest that the referee
did not exercise his discretion properly even though his assertion that the
match venue resembled a war zone was clearly an exaggeration. The point to note
is that but for the conduct of the Caps United supporters of injuring the
Assistant Referee the match would not have been
abandoned.
We therefore hold
Caps United Football Club responsible for causing the abandonment of this
match.
Consequently, the
club is fined $2000.00 (Two thousand dollars).The match is awarded to Shabani
Football Club on a 3-0 score line. Caps United FC to pay the costs of the
sitting. The ruling is based on the Rules and Regulations of the Chibuku Super
Cup and as such these findings are final.
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