{"id":57046,"date":"2026-04-23T22:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57046"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:36:02","slug":"another-match-official-suspended-by-zifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/another-match-official-suspended-by-zifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Another match official suspended by ZIFA"},"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 class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-code\">\n\/*  *\/\n<\/div>\n<p>The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced the suspension of another match official, as the association continues to tighten oversight on refereeing standards in the domestic game.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, ZIFA confirmed that Kalota Patrick has been barred from officiating Premier Soccer League matches for a period of six weeks following an incident earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>ZIFA said in a statement: \u201cZIFA announces the suspension of match official Kalota Patrick from officiating Premier Soccer League matches for six weeks, with the suspension covering matchday 7 to matchday 12.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The decision follows a report from the match commissioner relating to the Premier Soccer League fixture between Highlanders and FC Platinum played at Barbourfields Stadium on 4 April 2026. According to the report, the match official made an incorrect decision which determined the outcome of the match. The suspension is in line with Article 22 of the Referees Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Association remains committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and accountability in match officiating as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the game in Zimbabwe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This latest development comes shortly after three other match officials were suspended earlier in the month over separate officiating concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Nelson Meke, Assistant Referee Mncedisi Maphosa and Assistant Referee Taurai Muranganwa have all been barred from officiating top-flight matches for four match days.<\/p>\n<p>The post Another match official suspended by ZIFA appeared first on Soccer24.<\/p>\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#match #official #suspended #ZIFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/* *\/ The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced the suspension of another match official, as the association continues to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3478,854,4290,284],"class_list":["post-57046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-match","tag-official","tag-suspended","tag-zifa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57046","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=57046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57047,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57046\/revisions\/57047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}