Biography.guide
Home › People › Association football referee › Victor Djidi
Portrait of Victor Djidi

Victor Djidi

b. 1982

South African football referee (born 1982)

Association football referee
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Victor Djidi

Born 1982. Victor Djidi is a South African association football referee.

Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes (born 15 December 1982) is a retired South African football referee. He is the current chairman of the SAFA Referees Committee.

A PSL referee since 2008, Gomes was voted PSL Referee of the Season in 2012–13 and 2017–18 and has been an international referee since 2011.

In 2018, he was hailed by the South African Football Association after he rejected and reported an attempted bribe of over R300000. Gomes had been approached and offered the sum of money to fix a CAF Confederation Cup match between Nigerian side Plateau United and Algerian side USM Alger. He was again nominated for the PSL Referee of the Season award upon the conclusion of the domestic campaign.

He officiated the 2019 and 2021 edition of Africa Cup of Nations. He refereed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final between Senegal and Egypt.

Gomes announced his retirement after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In February 2023 he was announced as the chair of the SAFA Referees Committee.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
15 December 1982, Johannesburg
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Association football referee
Nationality
South Africa
Positions held
FIFA referee
Also known as
Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes

People in Victor Djidi's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Victor
Victor
b. 1983
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Victor Djidi's

Portrait of Curtis Callan
Curtis Callan
b. 1942
Physicist
 Portrait of Gershon Ben-Shakhar
Gershon Ben-Shakhar
1942 – 2026
Psychologist
 Portrait of Jacques Dubochet
Jacques Dubochet
b. 1942
University teacher
 Portrait of Karen Uhlenbeck
Karen Uhlenbeck
b. 1942
University teacher
 Portrait of Lenore Blum
Lenore Blum
b. 1942
Mathematician
 Portrait of Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
b. 1942
Psychologist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Victor Djidi?

South African football referee (born 1982)

When was Victor Djidi born?

Victor Djidi was born on 15 December 1982 in Johannesburg.

What is Victor Djidi's occupation?

Victor Djidi is an association football referee.

What nationality is Victor Djidi?

Victor Djidi is South African.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Victor Djidi

· Wikidata: Q16221756

· DBpedia: Victor Gomes

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Victor Djidi. https://biography.guide/victor-djidi/

MLA: "Victor Djidi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/victor-djidi/.

Chicago: "Victor Djidi." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/victor-djidi/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:58 UTC