{"id":42203,"date":"2025-11-18T19:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42203"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:49:13","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignblack-rhinos-queens-fc-cry-foul-over-poor-officiating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignblack-rhinos-queens-fc-cry-foul-over-poor-officiating\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Rhinos Queens FC cry foul over poor officiating"},"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>\n<p>Black Rhinos Queens FC have filed an official complaint with the Zimbabwe Women\u2019s Premier Soccer League over the performance by match officials during their final match of the season against Herentals Queens on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The match which ended 2-all was played at Gwanzura Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 season came to an end over the weekend with Herentals being crowned champions for the fourth consecutive season.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rhinos has stopped short of publicly criticising centre referee Anna Mutanga whom they believe made calls that were decisive in shaping the outcome of the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe write to formally register our concern regarding the quality of officiating during the Match Day 30 fixture between Herentals Queens and Black Rhinos Queens FC played at Gwanzura Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe performance of the centre referee, Ms. Anna Mutanga, was below the expected standard, with several inconsistent and incorrect decisions that materially affected the integrity and outcome of the match,\u201d reads part of the letter.<\/p>\n<p>In their complaint letter,\u00a0 the army-side says there were\u00a0 a series of controversial moments, including a 39th-minute handball incident inside the Herentals penalty area that went unpunished, as well as what they insist was a clear 85th-minute foul on\u00a0 their captain in the box that failed to result in a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Rhinos also accused Herentals\u2019 goalkeeping Cynthia Shonga of repeated and deliberate time-wasting between the 65th and 90th minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepeated time-wasting by the Herentals Queens goalkeeper-on more than six occasions between the 65th and 90th minute-without any warning or disciplinary action taken,\u201d the club said before adding that;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a committed and passionate football institution, we expect the highest standards of officiating in all Premier Soccer League fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respectfully request that the relevant authorities review the match footage and take the necessary corrective and disciplinary measures to safeguard the integrity of the competition. We trust that this matter will receive your urgent and fair attention,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ZWPSL is yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/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#Black #Rhinos #Queens #cry #foul #poor #officiating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Rhinos Queens FC have filed an official complaint with the Zimbabwe Women\u2019s Premier Soccer League over the performance by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2868,683,1508,3216,3707,2563,3217],"class_list":["post-42203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-black","tag-cry","tag-foul","tag-officiating","tag-poor","tag-queens","tag-rhinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42203","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=42203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42205,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42203\/revisions\/42205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}