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 (age 33)
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.