SAFA head of referees Abdul Ebrahim is demanding the PSL charge Fadlu Davids for accusing match official Xola Sitela of being a Kaizer Chiefs fan.
Chiefs sealed a dramatic 3-2 win at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday where Davids predicted in his post-match interview that he expected to be fined by the league.
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Sitela awarded Amakhosi a penalty which Yusuf Maart successfully converted in the 76th minute after Ashley Du Preez was brought down inside the box.
"We hope he does get charged," Ebrahim tells KickOff.
"We must understand it's as well the time of the season when coaches get frustrated when things don't go their way.
"So instead of analysing their teams, they are analysing match officials.
"You know me very well; I never say the referees are right or wrong, but we look and we analyse.
"We analyse refereeing, coaches should be analysing football.
"Coaches are always shouting foul with regards to referees and their decisions.
"If they tell me 10 to 15 decisions in a match were correct then they may have a case.
"Just to say a referee is a team supporter or something it's irresponsible.
"Referees don't come out to call coaches poor coaches who shouldn't be in this league or shouldn't be doing this and that.
"We focus on what is primary for us. We focus on refereeing we don't focus on players and coaches on how they perform and the kind of changes they do during matches.
"We focus on refereeing, and we would like for coaches to focus on coaching and getting better players in, getting players to score goals so they can win them games.
"But at the end of the day, we understand players, coaches, and fans' frustrations when they cannot win or when things don't go their way.
"It's understandable but also we must be responsible."
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