Referee De Carvalho marks milestone at COSAFA Cup

8 June 2018 – Top Angolan referee Hélder Martins de Carvalho is marking a special milestone this year having spent a decade officiating at the COSAFA Cup tournament. The experienced De Carvalho is viewed as one of the leading match officials from the COSAFA...

SAFA announces nominees for Match Officials of the Season

25 May 2018 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has released the list of nominees for the Referee and Assistant Referee of the Season for the 2017/2018 season. These will join the nominees for various PSL award categories announced recently. For the...

SA match officials invited to FIFA course

11 May 2018– Two South African match officials are in Cairo, Egypt to attend the New FIFA Referees’ Course, which runs from 11-15 May. Assistant referees Athenkosi Ndongeni and Merwyn John van Wyk left for North Africa on Thursday, 10 May. The new training program was...

SAFA proud of youngsters taking up refereeing

4 May 2018- Referees’ development has taken root in all Provinces. This is evidenced by the increasing number of new young (cubs) referees who are undergoing training for the trade. Last month, 13-year old Lucky Tshose from SAFA Ngaka Modiri Molema region in the...

CAF heaps praise on Gomes

26 April 2018 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) heaped praise on South African referee, Victor Gomes for showing good ethics and high professionalism in the incident between Nigeria’s Plateau United and U.S.M of Algeria. SAFA has welcomed the...

Gomes to lead team in CAF Champions League clash in Uganda

17 April 2018 – Referee Victor Gomes will lead a team of South African match officials, as he will be in charge of the 2018 CAF Champions League clash between Kampala Capital City Authority of Uganda versus Al Ahly of Egypt. Gomes will be assisted by FIFA World Cup...