A Kaizer Chiefs legend has made a bold claim about the questionable penalty awarded to Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final against Sekhukhune United.
Pirates came from a goal down to beat Sekhukhune 2-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday to lift the Nedbank Cup trophy.
The title was the second of the 2022/23 season for Pirates after they won MTN8 in December 2022 against AmaZulu.
Additionally, the Buccaneers finished second on the DStv Premiership table to quality for CAF Champions League next season.
In the just-ended season, Pirates won 16 games, drawn six and lost eight times in 30 games while accumulating 54 points.
Although Pirates came into the final as favourites to lift the trophy, Sekhukhune dominated the early exchanges to score the opening goal of the match.
Pirates applied pressure on Babina Noko searching for an equaliser before half-time.
Thembinkosi Lorch was awarded a penalty after Victor Letsoalo was judged to have handled the ball in the box.
Chiefs legend Marks Maponyane has expressed his disappointment on what he deemed as poor officiating.
MARKS MAPONYANE QUESTIONS THE PENALTY AWARDED TO ORLANDO PIRATES
“Our football is going nowhere when such decisions are made. It’s unsportsmanlike and worst referring, our game is in trouble. What a shame,” Maponyane wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro is in line to walk away with the Coach of the Season award.
The Spaniard is nominated alongside Gavin Hunt of SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns’ Rulani Mokwena.
Mokwena won the league title with Sundowns while Riveiro and Hunt finished second and third respectively.
The Premier Soccer League will have the virtual ceremony for the 2023 PSL awards on Sunday 28th of May.
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