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Gauteng girls crowned inaugural U15 TDS Girls Interprovincial Champions
24 September 2024 – Gauteng beat Western Cape 2-1 in a thrilling final of the inaugural Girls edition of the TDS Interprovincial Tournament, on 24 September 2024, at the Panorama Football Club, in Roodepoort. Both teams gave a good performance throughout the...
Broos names prelim Bafana squad for 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Congo
24 September 2024 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named a 33-member preliminary squad for next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Congo. Broos’ charges face the Congolese in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Friday, 11 October 2024 (7pm), and...
SAFA Coaching Department once again partners with FIFA to elevate its Coach Educators
23 September 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) Coaching Department has once again partnered with FIFA to elevate its Coach Educators as South Africa continues to make their presence felt as a leading country when it comes to Coach Education. The...
Inaugural U15 Girls TDS Interprovincial Tournament underway in Panorama
23 September 2024 – The South African Football Association (SAFA), in partnership with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), hosted the inaugural U15 Girls Interprovincial Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Panorama Football Club in Honeydew, Roodepoort. The...
Banyana to face Denmark in an away international friendly at Aalborg stadium
23 September 2024 - African champions Banyana Banyana will play against Denmark in an away international friendly match on Friday, 25 October 2024. The match will be played at Aalborg stadium and kickoff is at 6pm. The announcement comes just days after the South...
Gauteng dominate 2024 U15 TDS Interprovincial Tournament
21 September 2024 – The Gauteng provincial team were crowned 2024 Champions of the boy’s edition of the 2024 U15 TDS Interprovincial Tournament, after beating KwaZulu Natal 2-0 in an exhilarating final on Saturday afternoon, at the Panorama Football Club in Honeydew,...
Day 1 wrap of 2024 U15 TDS Interprovincial tournament
20 September 2024 - The second edition of the U15 TDS Interprovincial tournament got underway at Panorama Football Club in Honeydew this morning where the nine provincial boys teams played their first two opening matches of the tournament. The second edition saw many...
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Mbatha, Adams withdrawn from Bafana squad
7 October 2024 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has confirmed that Thalente Mbatha and Jayden Adams have been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to face Congo Brazzaville in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Gqeberha on Friday. The South African senior...
Broos names final squad for AFCON qualifiers against Congo Brazzavile
3 October 2024 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named his final 23-member squad for this month's two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo Brazzavile. The South African senior men’s national team face the Congolese in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on...
SAFA congratulates officials Abongile Tom, Akhona Makalima on CAF Super Cup Appointment
1 October 2024 - The National Referees Committee and the Referees Department have congratulated Abongile Tom and Akhona Makalima on their appointments by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in officiating as VAR and AVAR in the recent CAF Super Cup match...
NATIONAL MEN >>
Mbatha, Adams withdrawn from Bafana squad
7 October 2024 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has confirmed that Thalente Mbatha and Jayden Adams have been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to face Congo Brazzaville in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Gqeberha on Friday. The South African senior...
Broos names final squad for AFCON qualifiers against Congo Brazzavile
3 October 2024 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named his final 23-member squad for this month's two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo Brazzavile. The South African senior men’s national team face the Congolese in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on...
Countdown to Bafana vs Congo in Gqeberha continues
1 October 2024 - The final Bafana Bafana squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo this month will be announced on Thursday, 3 October 2024. Coach Hugo Broos named a 33-member preliminary squad a few days ago and will trim the list to the final...
NATIONAL WOMEN >>
The stage is set for the Sasol League National Championship as the fixture is announced
26 September, Johannesburg – Sasol Place in Johannesburg today hosted the Sasol League National Championship Draw, uniting key stakeholders, media, and SAFA members. The draw kicks off the journey for teams competing for the Sasol League National Championship title...
Inaugural U15 Girls TDS Interprovincial Tournament underway in Panorama
23 September 2024 – The South African Football Association (SAFA), in partnership with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), hosted the inaugural U15 Girls Interprovincial Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Panorama Football Club in Honeydew, Roodepoort. The...
Banyana to face Denmark in an away international friendly at Aalborg stadium
23 September 2024 - African champions Banyana Banyana will play against Denmark in an away international friendly match on Friday, 25 October 2024. The match will be played at Aalborg stadium and kickoff is at 6pm. The announcement comes just days after the South...
COACHING EDUCATION >>
SAFA Coaching Department once again partners with FIFA to elevate its Coach Educators
23 September 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) Coaching Department has once again partnered with FIFA to elevate its Coach Educators as South Africa continues to make their presence felt as a leading country when it comes to Coach Education. The...
Inaugural U15 Girls TDS Interprovincial Tournament underway in Panorama
23 September 2024 – The South African Football Association (SAFA), in partnership with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), hosted the inaugural U15 Girls Interprovincial Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Panorama Football Club in Honeydew, Roodepoort. The...
Day 1 wrap of 2024 U15 TDS Interprovincial tournament
20 September 2024 - The second edition of the U15 TDS Interprovincial tournament got underway at Panorama Football Club in Honeydew this morning where the nine provincial boys teams played their first two opening matches of the tournament. The second edition saw many...
MYSAFA >>
MYSAFA player self-registration pricing update
27 March 2024 — The release of Inqaku’s player self-registration service marked a pivotal moment for club administrators, streamlining the cumbersome process of electronic player registration. Effective immediately, clubs will only be charged the standard league...
MYSAFA player self-registration quickly becoming the standard
24 January 2024 - In a milestone for African football, tech-savvy SAFA clubs are embracing a new software feature to streamline the player registration process. With the Hollywoodbets Men's Regional League window open through mid-February, clubs are discovering the...
MYSAFA proves an effective weapon against age cheating
24 April 2023 - Age cheating has become a widespread problem in African football with rogue schools, clubs and even parents sometimes complicit in forging players’ ages in order to gain an advantage on the pitch. SAFA's commitment to fighting cheating via digital...
SAFA eCup >>
Mzansi qualifies for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023
25 May 2023 – The weekend of the 20th and 21st of May brought with it the final hurdle ahead of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 finals set to take place in-person at a yet unconfirmed location later this year. SAFA Gaming’s FIFA 23 team comprised of Kaylan Moodley,...
The SAFA Gaming national team begins their qualifying journey to the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023
14 April 2023 – The SAFA Gaming national team jetted off to Dubai on Thursday (13 April 2023) to play in the first round of the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers 2023. The competition is part of the global FIFAe Nations Series 2023 where FIFA Member Associations select...
Zaid April crowned as the SAFA eCup 2023 champion
28 March 2023 – The SAFA eCup finished with a bang as Zaid April was crowned champion on FIFA23 in Johannesburg on Saturday. The competition is part of the global FIFAe Nations Series 2023 where FIFA member associations select their national teams to qualify to the...
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