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First African member association introduces VAR in domestic match

22 November 2019 - Morocco has become the first member association in Africa to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in a local competition following the authorisation from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and an assessment and approval from FIFA...

CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting in Cairo

22 November 2019 - The CAF Executive Committee (ExCo) held its second statutory meeting of 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, chaired by Ahmad Ahmad. The gathering took place on Thursday, 21 November. Opening the meeting, the CAF President commended the Local Organising Committee...

Stats show SA dominance in recent COSAFA U-20 Championships

21 November 2019 - Defending champions South Africa go into the 2019 COSAFA Men’s Under-20 Championships among the favourites again and their statistics over the last three tournaments show just why. The regional championship has been played annually for the last...

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Stats show SA dominance in recent COSAFA U-20 Championships

21 November 2019 - Defending champions South Africa go into the 2019 COSAFA Men’s Under-20 Championships among the favourites again and their statistics over the last three tournaments show just why. The regional championship has been played annually for the last...

Egypt v Cote d’Ivoire: A new U-23 Champion to be crowned

21 November 2019 - After securing their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, hosts Egypt face Cote d’Ivoire in the Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations final on Friday (22 November 2019), with a new Champion waiting to be crowned at the 3rd edition of the tournament....

Team-by-team guide to the COSAFA Men’s U-20 Championship

20 November 2019 - There are 12 exciting sides that will take part in the 2019 COSAFA Men’s Under-20 Championship in Lusaka, Zambia from December 4-14. Here is a brief guide to all of them! ANGOLA Angola will be hoping to make history when they compete at the 2019...

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Stage set for 2019 Sasol League National Champs

21 November 2019 – The stage has been set for the 2019 edition of the Sasol League National Championship, which will take place at the Tsakane Stadium in Ekurhuleni from 3 – 8 December. Nine teams – all provincial champions from the Sasol League – will battle it out...

Janine Van Wyk named Dana Cup Ambassador

15 November 2019– Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk has been named as the official Dana Cup Ambassador. The Dana Cup has made an agreement with Janine and her football academy, the JVW Girls Football Development in South Africa. JVW have participated in the Dana...

Leandra Smeda celebrates 100 caps

13 November 2019 - Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana’s Leandra Smeda has joined an illustrious and elite group of national team players who have made 100 appearances for their country – the likes of Janine van Wyk, Refiloe Jane, Nompulelelo Nyandeni, Noko Matlou,...

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Weekend Wrap: Gauteng ABC Motsepe League

19 November - Goals, drama and vociferous fans, the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) intriguing third tier ABC Motsepe League has delivered all of the above and more, none more so than in the popular Gauteng edition. This past weekend proved to be yet...

ABC Motsepe League gaining momentum across all nine provinces

The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) much coveted third-tier ABC Motsepe League began last month and has already captured the hearts and imaginations of the local football fraternity across all nine provinces. Featuring a mammoth 144 clubs, the winner of...

Young referees excel at this year’s Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup

27 September 2019 -- The future of refereeing in South African football looks bright. This is according to SAFA's Referees' Head of Department, Tenda Masikhwa, who expressed his delight over the quality of officiating which has been on display at this year's Sanlam...