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Highly-rated South African referee Abongile Tom will take charge of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations match between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea - which will be his first-ever AFCON match. Tom can look back at an impressive year 2023, where he was part of the CHAN referee, the FIFA U20...

South Africa's highly rated official Abongile Tom has been listed as one of 26 referees that will officiate in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast between next month and February.   Tom will be joined by Akhona Makalima from South Africa, who will be part of the...

South African match officials Abongile Tom and Zakhele Siwela have been appointed to officiate Esperance vs TP Mazembe in the African Football League (AFL) on Thursday. Despite some controversy regarding South African match officials in the domestic football of late, the two officials have been appointed to be in charge...

Junior Khanye has spoken about referee Abongile Tom’s performance in the MTN 8 final between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday. Pirates won the final 3-1 in a penalty shoot after the match ended goalless in 120 minutes. The former Kaizer Chiefs winger says...

South African referees Abongile Tom, Zakhele Siwela and Akhona Makalima have been invited for the Africa Cup of Nations finals course, CAF confirmed. All three of them have a big chance to represent Mzansi at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year. The highly-rated trio has been in...

Former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo has clarified the meaning of the 'crossbones' gesture used by referee Abongile Tom in Saturday's Soweto Derby. Tom was seen crossing his arms ahead of his chest in the 44th minute of the match after Bandile Shandu had clashed with Reeve Frosler in the 43rd...

The Confederation of African Football has given 25 match officials professional contracts, including two South African referees.  CAF took another step towards growing African football after giving 25 match officials contracts, 20 males and five females, pro contracts. The match officials were informed three days ago by CAF, and the contracts...

South African referee Abongile Tom has been appointed to officiate a CAF Confederations Cup quarter-final in Nigeria.  Tom has been going in and out of the country officiating international matches. The Cape Town-born has been a stand-out referee in the country, and we’ve witnessed him being appointed in almost all...

South African referee Abongile Tom will once again represent Mzansi at the world stage after being added to the list of officials at the 2023 FIFA Men’s U20 World Cup in May. It has been a busy year for Tom as he was in Algeria in January for African Nations...

South African referee Abongile Tom and experienced assistant referee Zakhele Siwela continue to make their mark on the continent. The two have been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to officiate in two international matches this coming month. Tom, who recently officiated Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and...