{"id":40145,"date":"2025-10-30T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40145"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:01:53","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignofficials-in-dynamos-vs-ngezi-game-suspended-for-remainder-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/30\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignofficials-in-dynamos-vs-ngezi-game-suspended-for-remainder-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials in Dynamos vs Ngezi game suspended for remainder of the season"},"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-138435\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Officials-in-Dynamos-vs-Ngezi-game-suspended-for-remainder-of.jpg?resize=352%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\/2023\/11\/referee.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/referee.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/referee.jpg?resize=352%2C264&amp;ssl=1 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Lawrence Zimondi and Rumeck Edgar have been suspended from officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension follows breaches of Article 22 of the Referees\u2019 Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by ZIFA reads: \u201cThe Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) wishes to inform the football fraternity and the public that referees Lawrence Zimondi and Rumeck Edgar have been suspended from officiating Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches from matchday 31 to the end of the 2025 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after their poor officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between Dynamos FC and Ngezi Platinum Stars FC, played at Rufaro Stadium on 4 October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The game was marred by several controversial incidents, including Dynamos\u2019 equaliser, which sparked a dramatic reaction from Ngezi coach Takesure Chiragwi, who slapped one of his own players.<\/p>\n<p>According to the match commissioner\u2019s report, there were incorrect decisions that materially affected the outcome of the game, and \u201cafter reviewing the matter, ZIFA determined that both officials breached Article 22 of the Referees\u2019 Code of Conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time this season that Zimondi has been suspended for poor officiating. His first suspension came in May, when he was banned for four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, Dynamos vs Ngezi Platinum Stars<\/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#Officials #Dynamos #Ngezi #game #suspended #remainder #season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence Zimondi and Rumeck Edgar have been suspended from officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League for the rest&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[198,347,978,2686,2105,211,4290],"class_list":["post-40145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-dynamos","tag-game","tag-ngezi","tag-officials","tag-remainder","tag-season","tag-suspended"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40145","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=40145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40146,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40145\/revisions\/40146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}