CAF suspends assistant referee Nashenda

THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) on Tuesday announced that assistant referee Benedictus Nashenda has been suspended for six months by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees’ Committee at its meeting on December 20 last year.

In a statement issued by the NFA’s acting secretary general Barry Rukoro on Tuesday, it is stated that Nashenda was suspended after he erroneously pointed out the wrong player to referee Arvo Mufeti, who expelled the player from the field. “The CAF Referees’ Committee decided to suspend Benedictus Nashenda for total lack of concentration in that particular match,” it said.The suspension took effect from December 20, but Nashenda remains on the Fifa Panel of Referees.Rukoro said that during the period of suspension Nashenda would not be appointed as assistant referee for any CAF or Namibia Football Association matches.* Meanwhile, the NFA has announced that the following referees and their assistants are listed on the Fifa panel.The referees are Matthew Katjimune, Arvo Mufeti and Simataa Tiyeho.The assistant referees are Sakeus Kweyo, Benedictus Nashenda, David Shaanika, Erastus Shilunga, Alfeus Shipanga, Hendrick Swartbooi.The women referee is Annitha Jacobs, while the women assistant referees are Maria Amutenya and Emma Ashipala.”The CAF Referees’ Committee decided to suspend Benedictus Nashenda for total lack of concentration in that particular match,” it said.The suspension took effect from December 20, but Nashenda remains on the Fifa Panel of Referees.Rukoro said that during the period of suspension Nashenda would not be appointed as assistant referee for any CAF or Namibia Football Association matches.* Meanwhile, the NFA has announced that the following referees and their assistants are listed on the Fifa panel.The referees are Matthew Katjimune, Arvo Mufeti and Simataa Tiyeho.The assistant referees are Sakeus Kweyo, Benedictus Nashenda, David Shaanika, Erastus Shilunga, Alfeus Shipanga, Hendrick Swartbooi.The women referee is Annitha Jacobs, while the women assistant referees are Maria Amutenya and Emma Ashipala.