Do you want to be a Referee?

19 July 2023 – Do you feel that refereeing is in your blood and you can be a great match official? If so, the South African Football Association (SAFA) Referees department has gone on a massive referees recruitment drive across the country and they are looking for...

VAR implementation moves closer to reality

27 June 2023 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has moved closer to the implementation of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) programme and has written a letter to the world football governing body FIFA, spelling out the Association’s plans. In the letter...

Abongile Tom makes the cut for the U20 FIFA World Cup

27 March 2023 – Rising match official Abongile Tom will tick off another box on his accomplishment list when he represents South Africa at the 2023 FIFA Men’s U20 World Cup in Indonesia in May. Tom will be the only South African match official at the tournament and...

Gomes off to Spain to attend refereeing development programme

8 March 2023 – New SAFA Referees Committee chairperson, Victor Gomes, has been invited to a seminar for FIFA referee and fitness instructors to take place in Madrid, Spain, from 27-31 March 2023. The invitation is from FIFA’s director of refereeing , Massimo Busacca,...

SAFA eager to expedite VAR introduction

6 March 2023 – Recently appointed SAFA Referees Committee Chair, Victor Gomes, said the implementation of the VAR process was of the ‘highest priority’ within the football structures. ‘’It is not a question of whether it will happen but it is now a question of when...

SAFA forges ahead with VAR implementation

3 March 2023 – Fresh from appointing decorated former referee Victor Gomes as the chaiman of the SAFA Referees Committee, the Association is now pushing forward for the implementation of the long-awaited VAR. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, who has been meeting...