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Dynamos warned by PSL chief
08 Apr 2011 at 06:04hrs | Views
Premier Soccer League chief executive Kennedy Ndebele has advised Dynamos not to boycott the African Champions League in protest against biased officiating after being booted out of the competition by Algerian club MC Algers in the first round.
The Harare club blew a comfortable 4-1 first leg advantage when they lost 3-0 to the Algerians on Sunday.
But DeMbare blamed Egyptian referee Fahim Omar for influencing the outcome of the tie with excessive bias.
The former Zimbabwean champions incurred a debt of over US$105 000 to fulfil the second leg in Algiers, and their failure to reach the mini-league phase of the competition has deprived them of some financial returns to offset the costs.
The officiating issue aside, Ndebele suggested that Dynamos could have also contributed to their own downfall in the North African country.
"Dynamos had limited time to acclimatize in Algiers and it could also have affected their play," said Ndebele. The other factor is that they failed to get some of the players they had registered for the competition."
Motor Action manager Johnson Mhungu said teams from Southern Africa, who constantly bear the brunt of poor officiating when playing in other parts of the continent, should come together and find a solution.
"Dynamos should continue to participate in the tournament while clubs in our region look at ways to overcome the issue," Mhungu said.
The Harare club blew a comfortable 4-1 first leg advantage when they lost 3-0 to the Algerians on Sunday.
But DeMbare blamed Egyptian referee Fahim Omar for influencing the outcome of the tie with excessive bias.
The former Zimbabwean champions incurred a debt of over US$105 000 to fulfil the second leg in Algiers, and their failure to reach the mini-league phase of the competition has deprived them of some financial returns to offset the costs.
The officiating issue aside, Ndebele suggested that Dynamos could have also contributed to their own downfall in the North African country.
"Dynamos had limited time to acclimatize in Algiers and it could also have affected their play," said Ndebele. The other factor is that they failed to get some of the players they had registered for the competition."
Motor Action manager Johnson Mhungu said teams from Southern Africa, who constantly bear the brunt of poor officiating when playing in other parts of the continent, should come together and find a solution.
"Dynamos should continue to participate in the tournament while clubs in our region look at ways to overcome the issue," Mhungu said.
Source - Byo24News
