Top ref Victor Hlungwani iced out for not wearing OUTsurance kit
Top referee sidelined for changing his strip to avoid a clash of colours
Top referee Victor Hlungwani has been put on ice over the last month since the controversy-laden game between Black Leopards and Bloemfontein Celtic but not because he was abused by owner David Thidela afterwards. Hlungwani has been sidelined – South African Football Association (Safa) officials are adamant‚ though‚ that it is not an official suspension – for changing his strip to avoid a clash of colours. The 42-year-old Hlungwani‚ who serves on the Fifa panel‚ has had no appointment since Celtic’s 1-0 Absa Premiership win against Leopards at Thohoyandou Stadium on September 16. He was supposed to wear the new referees’ strip that carries the livery and colours of OUTsurance‚ the controversial new sponsors of match officials. But he decided not to wear it as he felt it would clash with the green of the visiting team and so wore an old strip. Safa communications manager Dominic Chimhavi confirmed that the change of kit issue was the reason for Hlungwani being “put on notice”. “Hlung...
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