The South African Football Association – Coaching

SAFA Coaching Education Department Opens Doors

14 February 2019 - There has never been doubt as to the demand for qualified and recognised coaching skills, knowledge and attitudes as provided through the coaching education programmes of SAFA. Perhaps the multiplicity of coaching success stories associated with...

CAF COACHING TO RESUME WITH IMMEDIATE AFFECT

8 February 2019 - Kindly note that all CAF Coaching Courses will resume with immediate effect. CAF have also since updated their CAF online system where all coaching course applications, CAF C, B, A and PRO have to be requested online and authorized by the member...

SAFA Umkhanyakude kicks off coaching course for women

23 January 2019 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) is continuing from where they left off last year with the nationwide training of coaches. As part of the Association’s Vision 2022, the Association has set itself a target of training at least 10 000...

Fitness Coaching course opportunity

15 January 2019 - The Sports Science Faculty of Leipzig University is inviting aspiring fitness coaches to take up an opportunity presented by the university to become a qualified and accredited fitness coach. Interested parties can click here for all the...

SAFA Coaching Education department on Ellis & Kgatlana achievements

9 January 2019 - Without any attempt to trivialise the awards to other deserving winners, these CAF awards are a technical motion of confidence in the initiatives of the South African Football Association (SAFA). Thembi Kgatlana cannot be described as gifted in...

SAFA Sedibeng hosts coaching D licence course

21 November 2018 – SAFA Sedibeng is hosting their first ever coaching D licence course after the region was placed under administration back in 2015. Beauty Modise, who was appointed the new Regional Executive Officer back in the 2016 elections, said she was excited...

SAFA hosts a successful first aid workshop in CT

19 November 2018 – SAFA’s Netcare First Aid Programme instructor, Thabo Maphoso, could not hide his joy over the practical application his students showed following a successful one-week first aid workshop, which took place in Cape Town. It is in the knowledge that...

Nepfer delighted with FIFA Grassroots Exchange Programme engagements

15 November 2018 – FIFA’s Head of Technical Development Services, Jurg Nepfer, expressed his delight over the positive response he received on the first day of the FIFA Grassroots Exchange Programme workshop which kicked off in Rivonia, Sandton today. Nepfer stated...

SAFA to host a FIFA Grassroots Exchange Workshop

14 November 2018–The South African Football Association (SAFA) is hosting a FIFA Grassroots Exchange workshop which will run from 15 – 17 November 2018 in Johannesburg. The workshop will see 11 representatives from five COSAFA countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique...

Hilton-Smith applauds the return of CAF coaching courses

10 November 2018 – Aspiring professional coaches will now have an opportunity to work towards their CAF coaching license badges after it was announced that CAF’s A, B and C coaching courses will resume in February next year. The announcement, which was made at CAF’s...