Kapiri-Mposhi based FIFA referee Janny Sikazwe is delighted to be short-listed as referee of the year ahead of the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards.
Sikazwe, 36, has been short-listed for the continental award alongside Gambia’s Bakary Papa Gassam, Ghead Zaglol Grisha of Egypt,Eric Anaud Otogo-Castane of Gabon and Cameroon’s Alioum Neant.
“It’s a Christmas bonus for me. I am very happy,” Sikazwe said on Tuesday.
“The nomination has given me a picture of how I am performing. I am going in the right direction,” he said.
Sikazwe, who officiated at this year’s Africa Cup, is the only Zambian shortlisted for the 2015 CAF awards.
“If God says I am winning this award definitely no one will stand in my way,” Sikazwe said.
The winners will be announced at an awards gala in Abuja, Nigeria on January 7, 2016.
Good news for a change!
Congrats Mr Sikazwe, we are proud of you.
Chazipa nkaninye baba, congrates!