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Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Evestar200(op): 11:46pm On Mar 17, 2023

Zambia’s youngest referee Raphael Mbotela has qualified to officiate Football Association of Zambia FAZ games.

This is after the 18 year old passed the referee’s course he underwent in 2022.
Raphael Mbotela came on the limelight after he was handed a COSAFA invite for the 2021 Under 17 AUSC Region five Games in Lesotho.
At the competition Mbotela officiated the semifinal of the COSAFA U17 girls Match between Botswana and Namibia.

FAZ referees manager Aziph Banda has revealed that Mbotela can now officiate even super league games.

“Depending on how he performs he can officiate the super league even the ABSA games” Banda said.

Mbotela is happy to be a qualified referee adding that this will help him go further in his officiating.

https://afrinews247.com/eighteen-year-old-zambia-referee-qualifies-to-officiate-league-games/

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Evestar200(op): 11:54pm On Mar 17, 2023

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by JustANairlander(m): 2:27pm On Mar 26, 2023*

Nice achievement

Young And Getting It YAGI Level

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Kojochyke(m): 5:10pm On Mar 26, 2023

Shebi una see 18 years abi?
Yhen compare with the people we normally present as our U-17 in Africa.
Old men, who will win against kids but when the kids mature into the national teams of their countries, our old men become immobile.
Imagine o

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Stephenmoka4(m): 5:37pm On Mar 26, 2023

Looks like a teenager. However in some countries their U13 is comparable with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by JustANairlander(m): 7:34pm On Mar 26, 2023*

Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by JustANairlander(m): 7:37pm On Mar 26, 2023*

Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by flemsy15(m): 9:18pm On Mar 26, 2023

That's how an 18 year old should look like.
But Africans would present an Under-17 team that looks much older.
But bcoz getting such a job demands you to be an adult, he revealed his real age

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Trejcole: 9:18pm On Mar 26, 2023

Good job

Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by grandstar(m): 9:20pm On Mar 26, 2023

Very interesting.

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by LibertyRep: 9:20pm On Mar 26, 2023

You could even argue he's under 18 self.

Congratulations.

Africa should move aggressively against age cheat in football. It does the players and the nations no good.

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by GeneralPula: 9:20pm On Mar 26, 2023

Better than majority of Pandora rodents causing nuisance everywhere everyday..

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by youngberry001(m): 9:21pm On Mar 26, 2023

what God has given u no man shall take it away from u...

congratulations boy!!

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by harryboyng(m): 9:21pm On Mar 26, 2023

Nice one. Young and getting the mulla. Higher higher

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Vinnie2000(m): 9:21pm On Mar 26, 2023

Great Achievement. 🙂

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Still fooling themselves on NL shouting IGBO, IPOB Everytime. undecided

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by AdaojoTheUrchin: 9:23pm On Mar 26, 2023

Hope the aged players will not intimidate him because he is a small boy referee?
In Africa, we take age seniority very seriously.

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by RPG2020(m): 9:24pm On Mar 26, 2023

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by codingbox1: 9:25pm On Mar 26, 2023

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by superCleanworks(m): 9:25pm On Mar 26, 2023

hmmm... impressive.
good luck to him

Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by oluwaseyi0: 9:27pm On Mar 26, 2023

AdaojoTheUrchin:
Hope the aged players will not intimidate him because he is a small boy referee?
In Africa, we take age seniority very seriously.

it's multiple red cards that will reset their brain

26 years old claiming under 17 still want to intimidate referee ?

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Agbadocassava: 9:27pm On Mar 26, 2023

I see him officiates FIFA WC in nearest future

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by xxxtedyxxx(m): 9:28pm On Mar 26, 2023

GeneralPula:
Better than majority of Pandora rodents causing nuisance everywhere everyday..

See this tribal fool.

No go find better thing do.

Keep hating on Ibos that are doing even better than your father.

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by JustANairlander(m): 9:29pm On Mar 26, 2023

Evestar200:
https://afrinews247.com/eighteen-year-old-zambia-referee-qualifies-to-officiate-league-games/

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by Niyonice(m): 9:33pm On Mar 26, 2023

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Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by whela(m): 9:33pm On Mar 26, 2023

Congratulations

Re: Raphael Mbotela, 18-Year-Old Zambia Referee Set To Officiate League Games by histemple: 9:34pm On Mar 26, 2023

Stephenmoka4:
Looks like a teenager. However in some countries their U13 is comparable with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The report clearly stated that he is 18 years old.
Why are you still saying he "looks like a teenager" when the report already said so?

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