Premier Soccer League match officials have recently received a financial boost, and the Siya crew asked the league for the exact figures.
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The public has often held the perception that referees in South Africa's elite division are underpaid, which contributes to their non-performance or lack of consistency.
But this couldn't be further from the truth! Of course a match official would have to regularly be assigned games and make the cut to be on the panel of referees for the season to make a fair amount from the job.
The league has confirmed that it pays a referee R6100 per match, the assistants R4700 and a guaranteed monthly stipend of R4900.
If a referee is assigned to just four games a month (although the likelihood is that there would be more), they can take home R24 400. The PSL also covers their travel costs as well as lodging.
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The rules of engagement are different if you are a match official in the lower leagues, however. The fees in the ABC Motsepe League and SAB League are covered by the South African Football Association.
That is where the R50-million partnership between SAFA and OUTsurance, launched in September last year for over a period of five seasons, is being distributed. To date, SAFA do not foot the bill for match officials assigned to PSL matches during the course of the season.
