Times Of Swaziland: FOUR ESWATINI REFS IN CHAN GAME

FOUR ESWATINI REFS IN CHAN GAME
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Melusi Mkhabela on 05/11/2024 08:39:00


MBABANE – Four referees from the country officiated in the ongoing
TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nation Championship (CHAN).
Thulani ‘Goje’ Sibandze led the Eswatini top officials in the second leg
game between Lesotho and Namibia, which was  played in Bloemfontein, South
Africa yesterday. Sibandze was the designated centre-referee for the second leg
fixture, where the first leg of the fixture produced a slim 1-0 victory for
Lesotho, an advantage they carried into the return fixture.
Officiated
Sibandze, who is an International Federation of Association Football
(FIFA)-accredited referee officiated the fixture alongside Thembinkosi
‘Dovos’ Dlamini. Dlamini was the designated fourth official for the match,
while Thembinkhosi Magagula and Zamani Simelane assisted on the flanks as the
linesmen for the game. Referees are rewarded handsomely for officiating in
Confederation of African Football (CAF). The rate is US$1 200 per game, which is
about E21 000.