AFC Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda tore into the referee after Ingwe’s game against Sofapaka ended in a 1-1 draw.Batoto ba Mungu played hosts to the Kenyan giants in an FKF Premier League match staged on Sunday 15 December at Dandora Stadium.Shikanda urges Victor Wanyama to retire at AFC LeopardsLeopards took the lead in the fifth minute through Kelly Madada but Sofapaka restored parity in the 84th minute courtesy of Edward Omondi to ensure the match ended in a stalemate.However, there was a controversial incident in the game when Humphrey Mieno who was already on a yellow card tackled Madada from behind but the centre referee did not issue a yellow card which would have sent the veteran midfielder to an early shower.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580178##Madada was substituted in the 80th minute with an injury from the tackle. Four minutes later, Sofapaka equalized. It is on this basis that a furious Shikanda confronted the match officials after the match.“You are killing football. Mieno tackles someone from behind and injures them but he doesn’t get a caution,” said Shikanda.Kelly Madada confident of ending AFC Leopards’ 26-year title droughtShikanda expressed his frustrations to the match commissioner as he tried to calm him down.“Why didn’t the referee issue a card? We spend so much to prepare a team that the least we expect is fair officiating. An obvious decision like that warranted a second yellow,” he wondered.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580152##Speaking to Mozzart Sport at the height of the saga, he expounded his message to the referee.“I have told them that they were not fair and their actions are killing football. That decision changed the dynamics of the game. We could have gone on to win the match easily,” he stated.The match commissioner Moses Osano on his part defended the center referee saying he is one of the best currently in the country and was just managing the game.“The game has to be managed. We also cannot bring match officials from any other country. The centre referee is one of the best we have around,” he said.
