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Botswana: Referees Course Billed for Gaborone
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Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone)
10 April 2008
Posted to the web 11 April 2008
Mosah Mokganedi
Gaborone
The football Referees Commission will organise a beginners' course for Gaborone and surrounding areas on April 17-20 to lure more people to become match officials.
The commission's chairperson, Harris Lebotse said they expect about 30 aspiring referees to take part in the course. The same course has already been run in Ghanzi, Tswapong and Chobe where about 79 officials were trained. Lebotse said this is a basic course focusing on understanding and application of the laws of the game. It involves theory and practice.
The course is open to everybody and Lebotse invited women especially to come in large numbers because they are few in the profession. He dismissed allegations that women referees are ill-treated and pointed out that they are given the same treatment as their male counterparts. "We are open to everybody and we always encourage women to take part," he said. Currently there are only three active women referees. Botswana may need more female referees especially with the introduction of women football in the country. Lebotse said they are planning to organise a refresher's course for senior referees accredited to FIFA and those in grade one.
The veteran referee expressed worry that even though they try their best to train as many match officials as possible, most of them quit prematurely. He said they have not established why referees quit though he suspects that it might be because of poor allowances. He said some officials cannot stand insults from spectators.
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Lebotse said currently they are not able to roll-out the training to some areas and this has affected the profession and competitions especially Division One and Women's League. These competitions are sometimes not handled by the required number of officials.
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