5 Aug 2013

Football officials arrested on their way to a game

9:19 am on 5 August 2013

A South African Premiership football match was delayed one hour after the referee and his assistants were arrested travelling to the venue.

The officials had been scheduled to handle a first-round fixture between hosts Platinum Stars and Wits University in Rustenburg.

But they were stopped by police for driving a car reportedly stolen and taken to a police station before being released.

The match kicked off 60 minutes late after stand-in referees dashed to Royal Bafokeng Stadium and finished goalless.