Yobe Desert Stars came from behind to defeat Doma United in Monday’s fixture at Stephen Keshi Stadium, propelling them to the top of the Northern Conference group standings with four points from two games.
Meanwhile that result did not spare Coaches criticism ás Some coaches in the League Super 8 Play-off are now criticizing match officials, blaming them for their teams’ shortcomings in the tournament.
But rather than look in the direction of poor marksmanship and clay-footedness of their pfront men in front of goal for their defeat, Coach Akinade Onigbinde chose to haul blames on the match arbiter for his team’s 2-1 defeat.
“In the second half, we came out to play. But our eventual defeat has to do with officiating, let’s be frank with ourselves”, Coach Onigbinde said.
“The first Assistant Referee, because of pressure from the Yobe Desert Stars bench, who were putting so much pressure on them, and he fell for it.
“It happened three times, including the incident that led to the free kick that led to their second goal. It’s very painful”, a furious Onigbinde lamented.
Similarly, Abdul Maikaba, Head Coach, equally fingers the center referee in his team, Wikki Tourists scoreless draw versus Barau FC in the second match of the day.
“I’m not happy with the officiating. They (referees), have taken sides and I’m not happy at all”, Maikaba fumed.
Maikaba’s reaction wasn’t a fair compliment as he tried to cover his team’s profligacy in front of goal. Time and time again, they threw away chances even with goalkeeper out of his post.
