BREAKING : Top Zambian Referee JANNY SIKAZWE Retires from Refereeing & Explains why
Channel: Kay Felix Inspire
Date: 2022-12-23

Janny sikazwe in a press interview today mentioned that he wrote his resignation letter before he went for the World Cup. He said the retirement age is 45 and he is approaching that age soon and decided to step down so that he can mentor younger referees so that they can have a chance to start their career.

Janny Sikazwe, a Zambian professional referee with 23 years of experience and 16 years consistently being a referee. His record includes refereeing at 5 AFCONS, a number of CAF matches and 2 FIFA WORLD CUPS.

He got his big break in 2008 at the COSAFA U20 championship cup in South Africa when he was called to replace another referee who had failed a fitness test. Sikazwe is also known for ending the match early due to a heat stroke.

“I nearly died (when I ended the Match prematurely due to heat stroke) at the 2021 AFCON. It was the worst match of my career.” 

Zambian official Sikazwe initially blew his whistle to indicate the end of the match in the 85h minute, before play resumed after the error only for Sikazwe to again blow before the 90th minute. The game finished after the second mistake, with around 17 seconds of normal time still on the clock, sparking outrage from Tunisia's players and coaching staff, who were attempting to overturn the narrow deficit.
Later on, it was discovered the referee was not okay and the situation might have been worse.

Janny Sikazwe says he is happy to retire as Zambia’s most successful referee in history.

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