Andile Aldrin "Ace" Ncobo (born 1967 in Nqadu Village, Willowvale, Eastern Cape) is a former

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. He was a school principal (Dumalisile Comprehensive High School, Butterworth High School) and university lecturer. He resigned from education in 2007 when he took up a position as general manager for the

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. Ncobo was formerly a

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referee, and is known to have officiated in FIFA matches during the period from 2000 to 2007. He served as a referee in the

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"Match Report - Gambia - Senegal 0:0"
8 June 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

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* 1967 births Living people People from Mbhashe Local Municipality Xhosa people South African soccer referees {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub