South African referee Victor Gomes set to retire – report

South African referee Victor Gomes is reportedly set to retire after the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar.

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According to iDiski Times, Gomes will officiate his final league game when Kaizer Chiefs visit Orlando Pirates in Saturday’s Soweto derby.

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Reasons for Gomes’ sudden retirement are unknown at this stage but he will bow out as one of the top referees in the world.

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At 39, very few people could have expected Gomes to hang up his whistle especially in the middle of the DStv Premiership season.

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Gomes was, for the longest time, seen as a controversial referee by the majority of South African football fans but the public fell in love with after some great performances in big international matches.

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The no-nonsense refeee will officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament which gets underway in Qatar on 20 November.

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Gomes made his PSL debut as a referee in 2008 and he became an international referee in 2011.

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Gomes won hus first referee of the season award during the 2012-13 season and added another four seasons later.

In 2021, Gomes took Africa by storm as officiated in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Senegal and Egypt.

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