Zakhele Siwela

Zakhele Siwela
	Siwela at the final of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations
Full name	Zakhele Thusi Granville Siwela
Born	2 September 1992 (age 34)
International
Years	League
	FIFA 2010 listed

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Zakhele Thusi Granville Siwela (born 2 September 1982) is an international football referee from South Africa who has been a listed international referee for FIFA since 2010.

Refereeing

He officiated at the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2025 he was appointed an assistant referee at the 2025 AFCON.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Siwela to use World Cup earnings to start farming". Sowetan. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
↑ "Development of referees critical to the standard of football, says Zakhele Siwela". TimesLIVE. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
↑ "Zakhele Siwela to run the line at Russia 2018". TimesLIVE. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
↑ Raophala, Mauwane (2025-11-27). "Two SA match officials to officiate at AFCON in Morocco". Farpost. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
↑ "Siwela: How he mastered the off-side rule". Kick Off. 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

[1] "Siwela to use World Cup earnings to start farming". Sowetan. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

[2] "Development of referees critical to the standard of football, says Zakhele Siwela". TimesLIVE. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

[3] "Zakhele Siwela to run the line at Russia 2018". TimesLIVE. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

[4] Raophala, Mauwane (2025-11-27). "Two SA match officials to officiate at AFCON in Morocco". Farpost. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

[5] "Siwela: How he mastered the off-side rule". Kick Off. 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2025-12-02.

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