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SA's Victor Gomes ranked among top 5 football referees

South African referee Victor Gomes has been ranked as one of the top five match officials by the International Federation of Football Statistics & History.

Gomes was nominated alongside 24 other referees for the Men's World's Best Referee 2022 award late last year.

The 40-year old finished in fifth place while the winner of the award was Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak, who officiated the thrilling 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France.

Gomes, who officiated at the tournament, took charge of two group-stage matches, including France's 4-1 win over Australia and was under the spotlight as Spain suffered a controversial 2-1 defeat to Japan.

Gomes was also the fourth official in the quarter-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands, which was his final appearance in the tournament.

After the tournament, he announced his retirement from from the beautiful game on Marawa Sport's Worldwide. 

Last year, Gomes also took charge of the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt.

His final club match was the Soweto derby last year when Kaizer Chiefs ran out 1-0 winners against arch-rivals Orlando Pirates.

It was fitting occasion for him to officiate his final club game.

1: Syzmon Marciniak (Poland) - 150

2: Daniele Orsato (Italy) - 65

3: Clement Turpin (France) - 40

4: Michael Oliver (England) - 35

5: Victor Gomes - (South Africa) - 25

6: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) - 20

7: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) - 15

8: Anthony Taylor - (England) - 15

9: Patricio Loustau - (Argentina) - 10

10: Cesar Ramos (Mexico) - 10

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