The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has named Botswana official to oversee the CAF Confederations Cup quarterfinal clash between hosts Gor Mahia and Morocco side RS Berkane on Sunday 7 March.
Controversial referee Joshua Bondo will be the man in the middle of the first leg proceedings in a clash slated for Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
Gor Mahia players like Francis Kahata and Philemon Otieno should be familiar with Bondo as he was the man at the
The 41-year-old Bondo will be assisted by Mozambican Arsenio Chadreque Marengula and Souru Phatsoane from Lesotho as the first and second assistant referees respectively.
This is not the first time Bondo will be officiating a Gor Mahia clash as he was the man in charge in the club’s CAF Champions League return leg against Esperance de Tunis on March 17, 2018 in Tunisia; a clash that was marred with violence after Gor Mahia players were to be whiskered off the pitch.
41-year old Bondo has been a constant figure in Confederation of Africa (CAF) tournaments having featured in at the 2016 CHAN Tournament that was held in Rwanda, AFCON Under-20 championships in Zambia and the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon.
His controversial nature hit the limelight in 2017 when he was sent home from the COSAFA Tournament after handling the Zimbabwe v Madagascar clash with another reported controversy being headbutting an Angolan player during a South Africa-Angola friendly match in the same year.