Referees' no-show up not a sabotage
Failing to show up for last weekend's Econet Premier League fixtures was not in actual fact a sabotage.
Referees Committee secretary, Maponyane Letsie, told The Sport the main reason why Lesotho referees could not officiate in games between LDF and Matlama, Majantja and Kick4Life last Sunday was because the officials were running fitness test.
Letsie said there was no anticipation that there would be Premier League fixtures on the same day.
"We have a three-year calendar which we made in line with the Premier League fixtures, and according to the calendar there were no top-flight league matches on that weekend,"
Letsie said on Wednesday.
However, Letsie said apart from that he made Premier League aware that referees would be running fitness test and they would no be available.
"The fitness test was compulsory but they (Premier League) insisted that the games will continue without any hindrance. I reminded them on radio (in a radio sports show) on December 18 and January 3 and 5."
The fitness test was on the same day the LDF-Matlama and Majantja -Kick4Life matches were scheduled.
The LDF-Matlama match was postponed due to Makoanyane XI's involvement in last month's COSAFA Under-20 Championships held in Kitwe, Zambia, with Matlama having more than three players at the Makoanyane XI squad; while Majantja-Kick4Life encounter had to be postponed because Majantja's late coach, Motlatsi Shale, was to be late to rest at the same day the encounter was initially set to take place last month.