"Refereeing controversy" engulfs the Moroccan league.

The refereeing controversy has once again imposed itself strongly on the competitions of the professional football league during the recent rounds, after a series of refereeing decisions sparked a wide wave of criticism and protests, amid increasing calls for investigations and a review of the refereeing system's performance.

The match between Ittihad Yaqub Al-Mansour and the Meknes club witnessed the latest episode of this controversy, after the refereeing team disallowed a goal for the visiting team on the grounds of offside, in a moment that sparked extensive discussion among observers who believed that the decision was not based on clear data confirming the existence of an offside situation, despite the presence of video technology that is supposed to correct any errors in the referee's judgment.

This was not the only case that raised questions, as the match between Nahdat Berkane and Ittihad Tangier also saw a controversial refereeing decision, after a penalty was awarded to the orange team, in a moment that many observers and analysts felt lacked sufficient elements to declare the foul.

The intensity of the discussion increases whenever refereeing errors are linked to teams competing for the title or struggling to avoid relegation, given the direct impact of these decisions on the league standings and the fate of clubs as the competition approaches its decisive stages.

At a time when protests and official statements from several clubs are recurring, demands continue for the National Professional Football League and the refereeing department to intervene to find practical solutions that limit the recurrence of controversial errors and restore confidence in the refereeing system.

The correspondence from clubs and requests to open investigations into controversial refereeing cases have become a recurring scene in the professional league, without the measures taken so far succeeding in putting an end to the problem, which observers believe has transformed from a passing exception into a recurring phenomenon that casts a shadow over the image and credibility of the competition.

"Hesport" contacted the National Refereeing Directorate to gather its position on the matter, but it refrained from commenting.