Leading SA referee Victor Gomes and prominent assistant referee, Zakhele Siwela has been invited to Cairo to undergo Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training which will be used in this year’s CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup finals.
The course will take place from 24-29 October 2018.
A total of six referees and three assistants from across the continent have been selected to undergo the training in preparation for the CAF finals.
South Africa which has been lauded by CAF as having the best match officials on the continent is the only country with two officials who have been earmarked to undergo this important training course while former Referee Jerome Damon will be among the four instructors.
The referees who have been invited to undergo training are:
The assistant VAR are:
The course will be run David Elleray, Damon, Doue Noumandiez and Malang Diedhiou.
SA Football Association Chair of Referees Committee Natasha Tsichlas said the continued faith shown by Caf in SA referees, underscores the quality of local referees.
We are proud as Safa that our officials are among the top elite constantly selected by Caf to handle high profile matches. We are in the process of producing several upcoming officials and with the partnership, we have entered with OUTsurance, we have no doubt our officials will soon be among the best in the world,” said Tsichlas. - African News Agency (ANA)
