Sithembinkosi L Jiyane
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\u200eThe Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended referee Rusununguko Mutero from officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) for six matches after his performance was deemed below the required standards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sithembinkosi L JiyaneSports Reporter \u200eThe Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended referee Rusununguko Mutero from officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) for six matches after his performance… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8341,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8339\/revisions\/8341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\u200eThe suspension, which runs from matchday 24 to matchday 29 of the 2025 season, follows a review of Mutero\u2019s handling of the league match between Green Fuel FC and FC Platinum at Green Fuel Arena on July 26, 2025.
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\u200eAccording to the Match Commissioner\u2019s report, Mutero\u2019s officiating in the fixture failed to meet the expected standards and constituted a breach of paragraph 21 of the Referees\u2019 Code of Conduct.
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\u200eIn a statement, ZIFA reiterated its commitment to upholding the highest levels of refereeing, fairness, and integrity in the game.
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\u200eThe association emphasized that continuous monitoring and accountability measures are in place to ensure professionalism and consistency among match officials.
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\u200eThe suspension comes at a crucial stage of the season, with PSL fixtures intensifying and clubs jostling for both title contention and survival.
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