The South African Football Association – Coaching

October coaching course schedule announced

10 September 2018 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has released the coaching course calendar for the month of October. KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng will be the four provinces to host the SAFA & CAF accredited D Licence...

SAFA coaching course dates announced

28 August 2018 – The South African Football Association’s coaching education has released its latest coaching course calendar for the month of September. The Association will be hard at work in various parts of the country with the aim of developing the next...

Khumalo happy with women interest in coaching

15 August 2018 –South Africa’s under 20 Women National Team coach, Maud Khumalo said she is impressed by women who attended the SAFA grassroots football development coaching D licence course currently taking place in KZN’s coastal city of Richards Bay. Khumalo said it...

SAFA King Cetshwayo regional president happy with coaching programme as it kicks off

15 August 2018 –SAFA’s King Cetshwayo regional president, Bright Gumede, applauded the Association’s commitment in developing coaches throughout the country, adding that this will benefit the country’s football in years to come. Gumede, who was speaking ahead of the...

Expiry date on the CAF Licence Certificates

3 August 2018 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) Coaching Education Department has noticed that holders of CAF Licences that were obtained through the South African Football Association are concerned that such licences have either expired or about to...

National team coaches fact file

26 July 2018 - Below see the profiles of the successful national team coaches: South Africa’s National Under-20 (Amajita) Head Coach Name: Thabo Senong Age: 37 Place of Birth: Pimville, Soweto Qualified: AFCON Under-20 2016 & 2018 and 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup...

SAFA to conduct D license Coaching Course

The South African Football Association (SAFA) in partnership with Royal Netherlands Football Association, are conducting a D License Coaching Course. The course runs from 16-20 July 2018. The coaching course will take place at Nike Centre in Soweto. The local Soweto...

Elite Referees Course underway

17 July 2018 - SAFA is hosting an Elite Referees Course from the 14-22 July 2018 in preparation for the start of the new football season. The course is conducted jointly by FIFA and SAFA referee instructors. The focus is on both technical and physical aspects with an...

July/August SAFA D License coaching course dates released

2 July 2018 - The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Coaching Education department has released its latest coaching course dates and venues for the month of July and August. SAFA Zululand will host the five-day course from 3 – 7 July before SAFA Soweto in...

SAFA Thabo Mofutsanyana region conducts successful coaching course

11 June 2018 - The South African Football Association’s coaching education department continues working towards the Association’s Vision 2022 target with it’s various coaching courses which are being rolled out throughout the country. The Free State SAFA region of...