{"id":39192,"date":"2025-10-19T02:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39192"},"modified":"2025-10-19T02:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T02:56:48","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-coach-pieter-de-jongh-calls-for-fair-officiating-in-clash-against-dynamos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-coach-pieter-de-jongh-calls-for-fair-officiating-in-clash-against-dynamos\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders coach Pieter De Jongh calls for fair officiating in clash against Dynamos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-138236\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Highlanders-coach-Pieter-De-Jongh-calls-for-fair-officiating-in.jpg?resize=396%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Highlanders-XI-at-Barbourfields-Stadium.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Highlanders-XI-at-Barbourfields-Stadium.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Highlanders-XI-at-Barbourfields-Stadium.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Highlanders-XI-at-Barbourfields-Stadium.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Highlanders-XI-at-Barbourfields-Stadium.jpg?resize=396%2C264&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Highlanders coach Pieter De Jongh has called for fair officiating ahead of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday 31 encounter against Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides will meet in a potentially explosive fixture, with only two points separating them on the log.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamos are currently on a seven-match unbeaten run and recently moved out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press on Thursday, De Jongh referred to Dynamos\u2019 controversial match against Ngezi Platinum Stars in the previous round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect fair play,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat I saw in the game between Dynamos and Ngezi Platinum was not fair play. On Sunday, we need a good referee \u2014 not only for Highlanders but for both teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very important for football in Zimbabwe that there is good refereeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coach added: \u201cWe play for victory, but so do our opponents. I hope for strong support from our great fans. I think it will be a full house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the biggest game in Zimbabwean football \u2014 there\u2019s no debate about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Battle of Zimbabwe, dynamos, Highlanders, Pieter de Jongh<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Highlanders #coach #Pieter #Jongh #calls #fair #officiating #clash #Dynamos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlanders coach Pieter De Jongh has called for fair officiating ahead of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday 31&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[471,1021,573,198,749,230,9096,3216,9095],"class_list":["post-39192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-calls","tag-clash","tag-coach","tag-dynamos","tag-fair","tag-highlanders","tag-jongh","tag-officiating","tag-pieter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39194,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39192\/revisions\/39194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}