Thando Ndzandzeka and Chris Harrison make it onto Fifa referee list
Thando Ndzandzeka and Chris Harrison have both been elevated to the level of Fifa referee and will be included on the international panel from next year, South African Football Association (Safa) referee boss Peter Sejake announced on Wednesday. For Ndzandzeka‚ it comes after several years of being overlooked and watching as a place on the elite panel was given to less experienced officials. Both Tshepo Maila‚ because of ill-health‚ and Eketsang Setloboko‚ who has not had much time off work over the past year‚ drop off the Fifa list after brief stints. Ndzandzeka‚ who handled the 2014 Telkom Knockout final and 2016 Nedbank Cup decider‚ had been a surprise omission in 2015 with a badge going instead to Maila‚ who had previously never even taken charge of a Premier Soccer League match. For the 2016 panel‚ Ndzandzeka was overlooked again with a spot going to Setloboko‚ despite his Premier Soccer League (PSL) inexperience. But Ndzandzeka is now finally up among the heavyweights‚ along w...
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