SAFA mourns the passing of FIFA Assistant Referee Max Molelekoa

21 January 2023 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is deeply saddened by the news of FIFA Assistant Referee Max Molelekoa’s passing. SAFA Head of Referees, Abdul Ebrahim confirmed the news and said Molelekoa passed away after a car accident on...

Erroneous Amabhungane report on ABC Motsepe League

28 October 2022 – The erroneous report about the ABC Motsepe League by Amabhungane is unfortunate and regrettable. For starters, the initial investigation was instituted by the South African Football Association (SAFA) and therefore the basis of this whole article...

Potchefstroom to host the 2022 ABC Motsepe National Playoffs

6 June 2022 – Potchefstroom will host the 2022 ABC Motsepe National Playoffs from 14 – 19 June 2022 and the two finalist have the added carrot of gaining promotion to the Glad Africa Championship for the 2022/2023 season. The draw for the round robin fixtures was...

Hungry Lions are champions

3 July 2021 – Hungry Lions FC were crowned champions of the 2020/21 ABC Motsepe National play-offs on Saturday, 3 July 2021 after beating Platinum City Rovers 5-4 on penalties in the final of the tournament at Mbombela Stadium.  The match had ended in a...

ABC Motsepe National play-offs to be played behind closed doors

24 June 2021 – Due to strict Covid-19 regulations, the upcoming ABC Motsepe national playoffs scheduled to kick off on Monday, 28 June 2021 will be played behind closed doors. This means spectators, members of the media and scouts are strictly prohibited from...