Caf mum on Zifa appeal
wait. I don’t know where to start from until we hear from Caf,’’ Mamutse said.
While Mamutse and Zifa were left waiting, Caf went ahead to confirm the second round fixtures with Namibia who edged the Warriors 5-4 in that shoot out being pencilled in to meet Comoros Islands.
Comoros will host the first leg of that second round at the Stade de Moroni tomorrow with the Brave Warriors receiving the Indian Ocean islanders in the reverse fixture at Sam Nujoma Stadium on August 20.
It also emerged from Caf sources that the continental body would not act on the Zifa appeal, on a technicality.
The sources indicated that Caf had evoked a clause in the Laws of the Game in deciding to let Namibia advance while they dealt with Sibandze.
“Caf will just deal with the referees and match officials through their ways of handling such cases.’’
In terms of a clause in Law 5, the referee’s decision is final and cannot be changed even if he has erred in executing his on-field rulings.
Law 5, which specifically deals with the referee, states that: “The decision of the referee regarding the facts connected with play including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match are final. The decisions of the referee and other match officials must always be respected.
“It is a fundamental principle that match officials’ decisions must be always be respected (even when they are incorrect),’’ reads the Law.