REFEREE

Janny Sikazwe

1979 - Today

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Janny Sikazwe (born 1979) is a former Zambian international football referee. He got his big break in 2008 at COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup in South Africa when he was called to replace another referee who had failed a fitness test. On 7 January 2023 he officiated his last career match between Napsa Stars and Red Arrows. He was one of the referees for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janny Sikazwe has received more than 167,185 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Janny Sikazwe is the 98th most popular referee (down from 62nd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Zambia (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Zambian Referee.

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  • 170k

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  • 36.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among REFEREES

Among referees, Janny Sikazwe ranks 98 out of 147. Before him are Sergei Karasev, Peter O'Leary, Peter Fröjdfeldt, Éric Poulat, Matthew Conger, and Fernando Rapallini. After him are Hugh Dallas, Pavel Královec, Gehad Grisha, Norbert Hauata, Artur Soares Dias, and Mark Shield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Janny Sikazwe ranks 494. Before him are Juan Ignacio Chela, Karel Rachůnek, Jin Jong-oh, Ken Chu, Bianca Lawson, and Laura Benanti. After him are Tomo Miličević, Radoslav Rogina, Louise Brealey, Stéphane Grichting, Amanda Somerville, and Robin Szolkowy.

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In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Janny Sikazwe ranks 21 out of 41. Before him are Robert John "Mutt" Lange (1948), Samuel Matete (1968), A. C. Grayling (1949), Patson Daka (1998), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), and Christopher Katongo (1982). After him are Guus Til (1997), Jacob Mulenga (1984), Alan Rusbridger (1953), Dambisa Moyo (1969), Kennedy Mweene (1984), and Gillian Cowley (1955).

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Among REFEREES In Zambia

Among referees born in Zambia, Janny Sikazwe ranks 1. 

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