Gomes And Siwela To Officiate Overseas

Fresh from handling the CAF Champions League final between Wydad Casablanca and Al Ahly, referee Victor Gomes and Assistant Referee Zakhele Siwela are off to Doha for the Intercontinental FIFA World Cup match between Australia and Peru. This match will be played at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar on 13 June 2022 and kicks off at 21h00.

The duo who also handled the AFCON final between Senegal and Egypt this year and have been selected to be part of the officials to go to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, will this time not be in the middle of the park.

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Gomes will be the 4th official while Siwela will be the reserve assistant referee.
Slavko Vincic of Slovenia will be the referee on the day and will be assisted by his two compatriots Tomaz Klancinik and Andraz Kovacic.

Juan Martinez of Spain together with France’s Jerome Brisard and Jerson dos Santos of Angola will be in charge of VAR.
Gomes who arrived back home on Wednesday from Morocco said he was excited at yet another opportunity to represent his country.

‘’This is not about me but for my country, my Association (SAFA), and my family. Whenever I go on international duty I know I am representing my country and this gives me utmost satisfaction,’’ said Gomes.

Gomes and Siwela were recently praised by SAFA

SAFA president Dr. Danny Jordaan, who was one of the thousands who made their way past the gates at the Stade Mohamed V to watch the match in Casablanca, led the praise for the two South African officials and said many in the stands were impressed by the way they handled the match.

“I want to congratulate Victor Gomes on a strong performance in the CAF Champions League in Casablanca,” he said from the North African country on Tuesday.

“While speaking to many people here, the consensus was his performance confirmed him as one of the best two referees on the continent. We congratulate him. The same goes for Zakhele Siwela, who also delivered another sterling performance as an assistant referee.

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“The other South Africans who were also involved in the Champions League final, Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane and striker Percy Tau, unfortunately could not repeat last year’s performance. But they still gave a good account of themselves.”