BidVest Wits coach Roger de Sa has called on the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to appoint and train professional referees.

De Sa was speaking after his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Bloemfontein Celtic in a tough Absa Premiership clash played at Milpark on Saturday night in which 'Phunya Sele-Sele' equalised via a 77th minute penalty.

This is the second successive match in which the 'Students' have had a penalty awarded against them. They suffered a similar fate when they conceded a penalty almost six minutes into referee's optional time last Wednesday night at Orlando Stadium against Kaizer Chiefs. On that occasion Wits keeper Darren Keet saved Siphiwe Tshabalala's spot kick to help earn Wits a deserved 1-0 win.

De Sa was reluctant to criticise Saturday's referee Buyile Gqubule who has been dubbed 'Stevie Wonder' in the media.

Said De Sa: "I watched him (Buyile Gqubule) officiate in the Chiefs-Ajax Cape Town MTN8 semifinal and I thought he had a brilliant game. But tonight he was different. The problem is inconsistency. That is why I believe that unless we get fulltime professional refs then we are killing out own game.

"South Africa soccer is a multi million rand business and yet we have part time match officials. It does not make sense. Referees like players and coaches should be full time and that way the local game will start improving. I am not complaining about getting bad decisions against my side but it is the inconsistency from our match officials that kills me."

De Sa admitted that his side should have sewn up the match long before Patrick Malokase's penalty cancelled out Calvin Kadi's 11th minute goal.

"I am disappointed that this is our second home match where we have dropped another two points. We cannot afford to keep dropping points at home like this," said De Sa.

Celtic coach Owen da Gama was to the point when he said: "We were lucky against Wits. But having said that we had two first half chances where both Tlou Segolela and Sandile Ndlovu missed sitters which no side can afford to waste. We did not play well in the first half but regrouped after half-time and earned a point."

Da Gama who guided Celtic out of relegation last season is unbeaten in four matches with six points ? the same as Wits who are also unbeaten-said he was trying to change Celtic's mentality when they travel away.

"The players in the past struggled to get points away from home. I am now determined to change that and make sure we travel with a winning mentality. We showed tonight that we have a superb fighting spirit and got a point. That is our fourth away point this season and I am delighted," said Da Gama.

But Da Gama stressed that Celtic had a long way to go. "It is nice to remain unbeaten after four matches but there is a lot of hard work ahead. We are a long way from being the finished article. But what ahs pleased me is the fact we can change things when they are not going well like we did tonight."

Da Gama was full of praise for midfielder Mark Mayambela who came on as a second half substitute. "Mayambela changed the game for us. He really did a fantastic job," said the Celtic coach.

Da Gama also praised the club's fans ? about 200 travelled from the Free State capital to support their side and after the match Da Gama and his players rushed to greet their supporters and show their appreciation.

"We have the best fans ever. They are simply fantastic. They are an inspiration to the players," said Da Gama.