Assistant referee Zakhele Siwela will be attending a special referees’ seminar for potential match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Assistant referee Zakhele Siwela will be attending a special referees’ seminar for potential match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Sewela is the only South African invited to the event and stands a good chance of representing the country in Russia in 2018.

The seminar takes place from 23 – 27 May 2016 and will be held in Agadir, Morocco.

The activities at the seminar include practical (practical training sessions with local football players); theoretical (video test, laws of the Game) and Physical (endurance tests, sprint tests).

Sewela departs for Morocco on Saturday, 21 May 2016.