Give us better referees - handball players

Sep 23, 2019

The officials claim that the referees appointed to handle games especially the Saturday games at Police Children School were sub-standard.

 

National Handball league Results

 

Women

 

Nkumba 24 Kyengeza 17

 

Kawanda 33 UPDF 29

 

Prisons 28 Ndejje 27

 

Police 42 Makerere 10

 

Men

 

Makerere 28 Kyambogo 21

 

Police 29 Makerere 24

 

Handball officials and players have urged the league organising committee to appoint better-qualified referees to officiate in the national league.

 

The officials claim that the referees appointed to handle games especially the Saturday games at Police Children School were sub-standard.

 

 

 A Police player in blue tackles a Makerere player with the ball during their league game at Police Children School. PHOTO: Johnson Were  

On Saturday, Ismail Bazanye, a coach of Nkumba Handball team officiated the game between Prisons Lady Spears and Ndejje in which Ndejje lost 28-27.

 

Ndejje players faulted the league organisers for appointing a coach from a rival for the title as a referee.

 

"Nkumba has been leading us by one point. You cannot appoint their coach to officiate our game against Prisons because he will be biased," irritated Ndejje players said.

 

The results kept Nkumba on top of the table with 19 points, three ahead of Ndejje who have 16 points.

 

In the other games played, Nkumba defeated Kyengeza 24-17; Kawanda beat UPDF 33-29, while Police thrashed Makerere 42-10 in the women league.

 

Meanwhile, in the men's League, Makerere defeated Kyambogo 28-21 in a game played for 10 minutes.

 

This game had been postponed the previous Saturday due to poor visibility 10 minutes to the end with Makerere leading 25-17.