Durban Ladies coach lambasts the standard of officiating in the HWBSL

This was after referee Palesa Motaung did not stop the match when Okuhle Sithole went down, which led to TUT Matsatsantsa scoring a goal in the dying minutes of the game. 

The assistant referee had raised the flag, but play continued. 

Sithole was then stretchered off the field then taken to the hospital after the game.

Speaking to SABC Sport, Makhaye says he is very upset.

"I really don't know, I really don't know, maybe we have to look at it, but the way she is right now, it speaks volumes that it's a serious thing. So, how come you could not see it?" Makhaye said.

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"The worst thing is the assistant referee raised her flag, then she [the referee] disallowed that, then she let the play continue. It's really not okay, it's not okay and I'm not okay at all. 

"If people want to influence results, last week it was the same thing in Durban. If we can bring back that game where she was officiating, also today, it can't be. It's not good for the game, it's not."

The Durban side are currently 14th on the log table and are yet to register a win this season.

Makhaye, who got a red card after confronting the referee and walking onto the field of play to check on the injured player, believes they are undermined by the referees.

"Referees have this tendency of undermining other teams. They come into the field knowing who must lose. It's not okay, they [other teams] must fight for the points, the same way that we are doing," he added.

"So, we mustn't just give people points like that, it can't be. Last week, they charged two penalties against us, with all the advantage going to the other team. So, I'm not too sure what's happening, and I'm not okay with it."

Sithole is currently recovering from the knee injury and will go back to the physiotherapist on Wednesday for another check-up.