Hanson to serve as a referee assessor in a U-23 AFCON qualifier

2 November 2018 — SAFA’s Referees Fitness Instructor, Derek Hanson has been assigned by CAF to serve as a referee assessor in an Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier clash between Mauritius and Kenya on 18 November 2018. Hason’s assignment comes...

Gomes to officiate in an AFCON qualifier

1 November 2018 – Referee Victor Gomes has received yet another CAF assignment, this time to officiate in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match between Ethiopia and Ghana set to take place on 18 November 2018 in Addis Ababa. The reigning PSL Referee of the...

COSAFA mourns passing of Zambian referee Leah Namukonde

31 October 2018 – COSAFA has learnt with shock and sadness of the passing of Zambian referee Leah Namukonde, who died on Wednesday morning after being involved in a car accident at the weekend. Namukonde was one of the top female referees from the Southern...

Referees head happy with referees performance

30 October 2018 – Head of Referees, Tenda Masikhwa said he is extremely excited by the competency of young and up-and-coming match officials. Masikhwa said he was tremendously thrilled following weekend matches, especially the Soweto derby handled by Eketsang...

SAFA sanctions official in Celtic v Sundowns match

12 October 2018 – The Assistant Referee who wrongly disallowed a Mamelodi Sundowns goal during the recent Bloemfontein Celtic / Sundowns league encounter has been sanctioned by SAFA for failing to fully comprehend and apply the Offside Law 11. Assistant referee,...

SAFA attending to poor officiating

9 October 2018 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is paying attention and attending to recent spate of below par performances by some match officials in top flight games. Head of referees Tenda Masikhwa said while eradicating human error was...