Abongile Tom

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Abongile Tom
Born (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991
Cape Town, South Africa
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Abongile Tom (born 16 December 1991) is a South African international football referee who has been listed as an international referee for FIFA since 2020. He officiated at the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.

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 (29 December 2022). "Referee Abongile Tom to blow Mzansi's only whistle at CHAN". FARPost. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. Makhaya, Ernest (21 April 2023). "Two PSL referees handed professional contracts by CAF - report". The South African. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. Makonco, Sinethemba (16 April 2023). "SA Ref To Officiate CAFCC Quarter-final". iDiski Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. Makonco, Sinethemba (29 March 2023). "Tom Off To U20 FIFA World Cup". iDiski Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. Makonco, Sinethemba (26 October 2023). "Two SA Match Officials In AFL". iDiski Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. Team, KingFut (28 January 2024). "South Africa's Abongile Tom to officiate Egypt-DR Congo encounter". KingFut. Retrieved 14 September 2024.