Central football coach Sikazwe has announced his retirement.

Central football coach Sikazwe has announced his retirement.

Central referee, Janny Sikazwe, has announced his retirement from playing football, after participating in the World Cup in Qatar 2022. Sikazwe (43), a Zambian citizen, if you will remember him well in the saga of ending the match twice before the time (90') arrived, he played for Tunisia against Mali and ended the game in the 85th minute and then it continued again and he finished it again in the 89th minute that is, it did not arrive again for 90 minutes'. The referee has revealed that he almost died during the Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon, which he says was the worst he had ever experienced in his life. "I almost died (when I ended the Match early due to extreme heat) at the 2021 AFCON. It was the worst match of my career." Sikazwe has said, he is happy to retire as the most successful Zambian referee in history. Janny Sikazwe was one of the referees of the 205 Africa Cup of Nations, He played in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final in Japan. On February 5, 2017, he played in the Africa Cup of Nations Final in Gabon, which saw Cameroon emerge as African Champions after Vincent Aboubakar's 89th minute goal gave them a 2-1 win over Egypt. On June 18, 2018 he was the first Zambian referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals. On January 12, 2022 he played for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, in the Group F game between Mali and Tunisia. On November 23 this year, he played in the 2022 World Cup, in the Group F game between Belgium and Canada, which saw Belgium emerge victorious with a score of 1-0.