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Referee Abongile Tom during the DStv Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Swallows FC at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on January 03, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.

The sacrifice behind Abongile Tom’s rise

FIFA and South African international referee Abongile Tom has no regrets about the decision he took a few years ago to leave his profession at the South African Police Service (SAPS) and pursue match officiating on a regular basis.

VAR used in CAF Champions League at Loftus Versfeld

No VAR at home - bigger challenge at the World Cup

Coming from a country that doesn’t have the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) could be disadvantageous to match officials operating at the FIFA World Cup, this is according to FIFA and SAFA assistant referee Zakhele Siwela.

Algeria women's coach Farid Benstiti

Postponing WAFCON disrespectful to women’s football - Algeria coach

Algeria women’s national team coach Farid Benstiti says CAF’s last-minute postponement of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations portrayed disrespect for women’s football.

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Patrice Motsepe calls for revival of CAF elite professional refereeing panel

CAF president Patrice Motsepe says the drop in match-officiating standards at the recent Africa Cup of Nations could be linked to the discontinuation of the elite professional refereeing panel.

CAF president Patrice Motsepe during his visit to Senegal

CAF boss Patrice Motsepe sends strong anti-corruption warning

CAF president Patrice Motsepe says the organisation has zero tolerance for corruption and is willing to cooperate with any African government that wants to investigate it.

CAF president Patrice Motsepe in the stands

‘He shouldn’t have been there’- Motsepe on Tunisian FA president in CAFD Appeals Board in AFCON ruling

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, has admitted that he was shocked to learn that the Tunisian Football Federation President, Moez Ben Tahir Nasri, was part of the CAF Appeals Board that took the decision to strip Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco.

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