Bosso, FC Platinum saga: Match commissioner not qualified

The  governing body ZiFA and PSL could be in trouble for deploying unqualified officials at football matches.

It has since emerged that a match commissioner for the abandoned FC Platinum and Highlanders Sunday game is not qualified.

Masimba Chihohwa,  a current Zifa councillor,  was demoted as a Zifa panel referee to an ordinary Class One referee in 2012 for poor officiating and never made it back to the elite panel.

An ordinary Class One referee can only officiate in Division One and other lower tier league matches, Chronicle reported.

Highlanders has been summoned to appear before the PSL's disciplinary committee to answer charges of violating Order 31 of the leagues' rules and regulations.

Based on the summons, it is likely that FC Platinum was not cited in the match commissioners' report despite video evidence showing their supporters invading the pitch.

The PSL only makes decisions based on reports by the referee and match commissioner, and if the match commissioner on the day Masimba Chihohwa did not include pitch invasion by FC Platinum fans in his report, the PSL cannot summon the home team.

Bosso is set to appear before the disciplinary committee on June 6.