Zakhele Siwela

Zakhele Siwela
Siwela at the final of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations
Full name Zakhele Thusi Granville Siwela
Born (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992
International
Years League Role
FIFA 2010 listed Referee

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

Refereeing

He has 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

  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.