SAFA has backed South African officials Victor Gomes and Zakhele Siwela to impress during a high-profile Group D clash involving defending champions France and Australia. Read more ➡️
"I sent him a WhatsApp message to wish him well, just to let him know that this is a very big game," Ebrahim tells"I mean he is going to officiate France and Australia, with France being the world champions.
"So that says a lot, it's a massive appointment, and we look forward to a massive match, we look forward to a massive performance from a very good match official. "So yes, I'm very excited and we are looking forward to tonight, I hope the whole of South Africa watches this one."Victor has handled the Afcon final which is the biggest on the African continent, and we saw he came through that with flying colours."I'm sure there's a lot of nerves as far as Victor and the team are concerned, but I'm sure he will handle it, I'm sure he will settle into the game very quickly.
"We've seen in the matches that have already been played, the referees are not that strict they allowed teams to play and only acted when they needed to."We must not forget Zakhele Siwela as well, he is just as big."
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