The South African Football Association (SAFA) have appointed former FIFA referee Victor Gomes as the chair of their referees committee.

Gomes takes over from SAFA vice president Natasha Tsichlas who has been in charge for a while now. 

This is on line with FIFA’s requirement that the chair of the referees committee must be a former elite referee.

VICTOR GOMES ELATED BY NEW TOP POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 

‘’I want to thank SAFA and especially the President [Dr Danny Jordaan] for the trust entrusted to me with this appointment,’’ said Gomes.

‘’I will put the same commitment in this job with the same professionalism I showed during my days as the referee,.”

Gomez added that implementing VAR was one of the several priorities which he wanted to get down to.

The charismatic former official retired after the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar last year. 

Amongst others, he has handled the Afcon final between Senegal and Egypt in Cameroon, the CAF Champions League final between Al Ahly and Wydad AC at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. 

Gomez was one of the few African referees appointed to officiate at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

SAFA TO HOST SCHOLLS TOURNAMENT 

Meanwhile, the football motherbody has been approached by CAF to host the Schools tournament. The tournament will take place in Durban in April.

The SAFA NEC sat on Friday, 17 February 2023 at Radisson Hotel in Kempton Park.

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