Abongile Tom

Abongile Tom

Born	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 34) Cape Town, South Africa
Domestic
Years	League	Role
	South African Premiership	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
	FIFA 2020 listed	Referee
	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Referee
	2023 Africa Cup of Nations	Referee
	2023 African Football League	Referee
	2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Abongile Tom (born 16 December 1991) is an international football referee from South Africa who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2020.

Refereeing

In 2022 he was selected to officiate at the 2022 African Nations Championship. ^[1]

In 2023, he was one of two South African referee's granted professional contracts by CAF. ^{[2] [3]} He also officiated at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2023 African Football League. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2024 he was selected to officiate at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[6]

References

1. Kanjere, Peter (2022-12-29). "Referee Abongile Tom to blow Mzansi's only whistle at CHAN". FARPost. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
2. Makhaya, Ernest (2023-04-21). "Two PSL referees handed professional contracts by CAF - report". The South African. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
3. Makonco, Sinethemba (2023-04-16). "SA Ref To Officiate CAFCC Quarter-final". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
4. Makonco, Sinethemba (2023-03-29). "Tom Off To U20 FIFA World Cup". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
5. Makonco, Sinethemba (2023-10-26). "Two SA Match Officials In AFL". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
6. Team, KingFut (2024-01-28). "South Africa's Abongile Tom to officiate Egypt-DR Congo encounter". KingFut. Retrieved 2024-09-14.