31 July 2023 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has concluded two five-day workshops for referees on the new laws of the game amendments, as well as new concepts in law interpretation and implementation. The workshop, which was held at the Garden...
20 July 2023 – We are delighted by the number of applications received from prospective referees in all the of the 9 Provinces. Please see below requirements that outline the process to follow in order to become a registered referee with the South African...
19 July 2023 – Do you feel that refereeing is in your blood and you can be a great match official? If so, the South African Football Association (SAFA) Referees department has gone on a massive referees recruitment drive across the country and they are looking for...
27 June 2023 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has moved closer to the implementation of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) programme and has written a letter to the world football governing body FIFA, spelling out the Association’s plans. In the letter...
27 March 2023 – Rising match official Abongile Tom will tick off another box on his accomplishment list when he represents South Africa at the 2023 FIFA Men’s U20 World Cup in Indonesia in May. Tom will be the only South African match official at the tournament and...
8 March 2023 – New SAFA Referees Committee chairperson, Victor Gomes, has been invited to a seminar for FIFA referee and fitness instructors to take place in Madrid, Spain, from 27-31 March 2023. The invitation is from FIFA’s director of refereeing , Massimo Busacca,...
