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Three South African referees, Jerome Damon, Enock Molefe and Abdul Ibrahim have been chosen to officiate a second round, Group 1 Match between Tanzania and Cape Verde in Dar Es Salaam at the National Stadium. The other four referees, Daniel Bennett, Toko Malebo, Lazarus Matela and Mathew Dyer will officiate a Group 2 Match between Gabon and Libya at the Omnisport Stadium in Gabon   SAFA's Chairman of Referees Committee, Kirsten Nematandani, expresses his happiness and pride in our referees.

Mr. Nematandani

“First of all I would like to congratulate all the referees involved, especially the South African referees for upholding the football standard and for flying the national flag high as we draw closer to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This shows that we are obviously moving into the right direction as far as refereeing is concerned, because it also highlights their continuous improvement. These are very good referees and I would once again like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone in the team,” says Nematandani.

 

The whole refereeing teams:

 

Referee	Jerome Damon	South Africa
Assistant Ref 1	Celestin Ntangungira	Rwanda
Assistant Ref 2	Enick Molefe	South Africa
Fourth Official	Abdul Ibrahim	South Africa
Match Commisioner	Mohamed Hatimy	Kenya

 

 

Referee	Daniel Bennett	South Africa
Assistant Ref 1	Toko Malebo	South Africa
Assistant Ref 2	Lazarus Matela	South Africa
Fourth Official	Mathew Dyer	South Africa
Match Commisioner	Quentin Didavi	Benin