PSL charges four clubs with disciplinary offences
The Premier Soccer League has charged four clubs for various offences. They will appear in front of the PSL Disciplinary Committee on Thursday.
Jomo Sono, coach of Jomo Cosmos during the Nedbank Cup Last 16 Mpumalanga Black Aces and Jomo Cosmos Press Conference at the PSL Offices in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 19, 2015 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Mthatha Bucks: The club has been charged with contravening Rule 35.2 of the NSL Handbook after they allegedly failed to field the stipulated number of Under-23 players during their fixture against Stellenbosch FC on February 15 at Athlone Stadium.
Mthatha Bucks have also been charged with intimidating and insulting a match official when they played FC Cape Town at NNK Stadium on May 6.
Cape Town City: The club has been charged with contravening the Compliance Manual after their representative arrived 25 minutes late for the pre-match meeting three hours before kick-off ahead of their Absa Premiership fixture against Maritzburg United at Harry Gwala Stadium on May 1.
Milano United: The club has been charged with misconduct and behaving in an improper manner after their officials demanded access to the match official’s change room following their NFD fixture against Witbank Spurs on April 26 at Puma Stadium. The club officials further demanded that the change room of the match officials be searched by SAPS alleging that match officials were bribed.
Jomo Cosmos: The club has been charged with contravening the League’s Compliance Manual after they failed to submit the provisional line-up to the match commissioner three hours before kick-off ahead of their NFD fixture against Royal Eagles at Tsakane Stadium, on May 7.
The club has also been charged with Rule 15.8 for refusing access to the dressing room to the opposing club Black Leopards ahead of their NFD fixture at Tsakane Stadium on April 26.
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