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Akhona Makalima

South African football referee (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Akhona Zennith Makalima (born 27 March 1988) is an international football referee from South Africa who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2014.[1] She officiates for FIFA, COSAFA, the Premier Soccer League, and the South African Football Association (SAFA).[2][3]She was the first female referee to officiate in the Premier Soccer League.[4]

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She holds a national diploma in human resource management from King Hintsa FET College and currently works administrator for the Department of Sport.[5]

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.[6][7]

She officiated the 2023 AFCON as a VAR referee.[8]

She officiated as the VAR referee at the 2024 CAF Super Cup.[9]

She officiated at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

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