Sekhukhune demand Chippa retract referee bribe claim

Complaint leaked to the media damaging to club's reputation

- By Ngwako Malatji and Bongani Mdakane

PSL log leaders Sekhukhune United have ordered Chippa United to retract and apologise for claiming that they bribed the referee who officiated the two outfits'1-all draw league match in Limpopo on Wednesday night.

In a letter written to Chippa United and cc'd to the PSL on Thursday, Babina Noko's chief executive officer Jonas Malatji, gave the Eastern Cape-based club until yesterday to publicly apologise and retract the bribery claims or face a lawsuit.

"The insinuations of bribery have now circulated widely, causing severe and ongoing damage to Sekhukhune United's reputation with sponsors, supporters, and football stakeholders.

"Accordingly, Sekhukhune United hereby demands that Chippa United retract and publicly apologise for all statements and insinuations of bribery against Sekhukhune United, including but not limited to those reported by SABC Sport and FAR-Post," reads the letter, which we have seen.