Mara Sugar coach rues big officiating blunders in narrow defeat to AFC Leopards
Mara Sugar head coach Francis Xavier has blamed poor officiating for his team’s 2-1 loss to AFC Leopards.The two teams met in a FKF Premier League match played on Saturday 9 May at the Nyayo National Stadium, with Leopards netting the winner in the second half.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsGoals from Hassan Beja and Victor Omune reduced Drona Openda’s strike to a mere consolation. However, the match’s biggest talking point remains Omune’s goal that TV replays indicate that he was offside before scoring “I am a victim of poor officiating and I do not like some of the refereeing decisions. If it is, then it is so bad. We need to raise officiating standards because we cannot be working hard and losing matches at the mercy of referees,” said Xavier.Not even Mara Sugar players’ protests and fury at first assistant referee Adan Tadicha, following the goal, could help their course as whistler, Badir Yasin awarded the goal. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9735006##Xavier also took issues with some..