David GOMBE
Mbale Heroes head coach Asaph Mwebaze frustrated with the derailing levels of refereeing in the Uganda Premier league.
During his side’s 6-0 thrashing away to Kitara FC on match day 11, Mwebaze was not impressed with referee Henry Musisi for awarding the home side a controversial penalty.
“It becomes very frustrating when you lose a game because the referee or the assistant didn’t do their job.”Football has to be fair and referees need to do their jobs right, otherwise they’re putting the game in disrepute.”
Said Mwebaze as quoted by SportsBoom.com
“The refereeing standards are certainly going down with every game that passes, and sadly, nobody seems to care. “We cannot have a growing league when the levels of key stakeholders of the game (referees) are lacking.” Said Mwebaze as quoted by SportsBoom.com
“There have been so many incidents when the referee made a call for a nonexistent event. For example, a clear and undebatable penalty was denied to my team (against Mbarara City FC, as the latter won 1-0) and it had effects on the eventual result of the game. In this league, it’s really tricky to play away from home, because hosts seem to get a bit of favor with refereeing calls.” Mwebaze told SportsBoom.com
Meanwhile, Mbale Heroes earned a priceless point away to UPDF FC during their matchday 12 contest on Wednesday in Bombo.
Mwebaze’s side is currently second from the bottom with just nine points they have garnered in 12 games so far this term.
