Female Footballers Chase Down, Attack Male Referee Amid Game in DR Congo

• A referee in DR Congo was physically attacked by players of a female football team
• Members of the all-women's team lashed out at the match official during a recent game
• The referee awarded the opposition team a penalty late in the game, sparking fury

A referee in the Democratic Republic of Congo was forced to flee the pitch after an all-women’s team physically attacked him during a match.

The match official overseeing DC Motema Pembe versus TP Mazembe was chased from the field after fury over a penalty call.

A video currently circulating on social media shows the official running from Motema Pembe players and officials, who aim numerous kicks, slaps and punches at him.

The team was said to be trailing 5-1 at the time.

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It is believed the incident was sparked by the referee awarding a penalty to Mazembe, which caused furious Motemba Pembe players to lash out.

The referee reportedly had to be rescued from his attackers.

The DRC’s football federation is yet to respond to the incident although social media users have condemned the brutal attack.

The football federation of DRC are yet to respond to the video of the attack as social media users condemned the terrible scene.

Fans react

@Cheguevara1928 posted:

No security? African football is primitive

@TALK57665627 wrote:

Only ladies must play football, these half, half are dangerous, u can see the way they're beating that ref, they're using men energy

@OpokuSam added:

Something like this in Ghana league one of these days may happen when Referees continue to bring their own results to the field

@Atokwamina_ tweeted:

Totally disappointed

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@irahoui posted:

The danger does not lie in the team, but in its stadium. There are many facts about Lubumbashi Stadium, not only that.

@mkapuchini tweeted:

There is the serious problem in African Football

@amir02327948 wrote:

security thought this was part of the women game so they kept watching

@uzim71 added:

Wait, this will be attributed to that neighboring country as well.

@Xikauu tweeted:

Full team ban for 30 years.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that referees in a Cameroonian MTN Elite Two league game between Unisport FC de Bafang and Victoria United were brutally attacked before the match ended.

Fans of Unisport swarmed onto the pitch after the referee awarded a 92nd-minute penalty to the away team.

The referees were then savagely attacked by furious supporters, forcing the match to end before the final whistle was blown.