Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune has called on the improvement of officiating following Stellenbosch FC‘s defeat to CR Belouizdad in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.
Stellies went down 2-0 to the Algerian outfit at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers with goals from Abdennour Belhocini and a late controversial penalty by Farid El Melali after Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda went down in the box.
The former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper was not pleased with how Hammouda tumbled down in the 18-yard area calling on the officiating to improve after some questionable decisions at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
“You can see he [Hammouda] was looking for it. He went down way before he was even touched on his chest,” Khune said on SABC Sport.
“He was looking for it and I think the referee was also ready to blow.
“No touch whatsoever! I don’t like talking about referees but the standard needs to go up.
“We just witnessed a very poor officiating in the AFCON and we can’t be witnessing this in club football.”
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