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SAFA saddened by the passing on of Sbusiso Mseleku
18 August 2020 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has learnt with profound sadness the passing away of veteran sportswriter Sbusiso Mseleku who succumbed to COVID-19 on Monday evening,17 August 2020. At the time of his death, Mseleku had started an online...
Know your SA players abroad
17 August 2020 – A number of South African players are making waves overseas. See below a summary of all our SA footballers plying their trade overseas.
JVW opens up on Women’s Month
6 August 2020 - Banyana Banyana captain and stalwart, Janine van Wyk has opened up about her career which has spanned decades and has seen her achieve what few have done in the game of football. Van Wyk who is heading to the Scottish capital to play for Glasgow City...
FIFA concludes FIFA World Cup 2026™ candidate host city workshops
8 July 2020 - The FIFA World Cup 2026™, which will be the first to feature 48 teams and 80 matches, moved a step closer yesterday (Tuesday, 7 July 2020) as FIFA completed a series of three workshops with the host associations and their respective candidate host...
Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki on cancelled AFCON
3 July 2020 – Bafana Bafana head coach Molefi Ntseki has weighed in on the cancelled Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which was scheduled for January, but will now be played a year later (2022). The news comes at the back of FIFA also postponing the...
With leagues around the world returning to action, there is hope for national teams – Molefi Ntseki
17 June 2020 – Bafana Bafana head coach Molefi Ntseki is excited at the news that football is likely to return soon in South Africa. This comes after Minister of Sport and Recreation Nathi Mthethwa gave the PSL the go ahead for clubs to start training, provided they...
“The 2010 goal was bigger than me, it was a goal for all South Africans and Africans” – Siphiwe Tshabalala
11 June 2020 – Ten years to the day since the goal that changed his life, Siphiwe Tshabalala says his 2010 FIFA World Cup thunderbolt was “ a beautiful story about a young boy from the dusty streets of Soweto, who always dreamt of playing on the big stage, and whose...
Zungu back in top flight? Court rules French League 1 season over but relegation suspended
10 June 2020 - France's highest administrative court has confirmed the Ligue 1 season will end early as planned - but suspended the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse. The league was cancelled in April on a points-per-game basis, with Paris St-Germain named...
SAFA welcomes Sports Minister’s clarity on way forward
30 May 2020 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) welcomes Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s clarification on the feasibility of resumption for both non-contact and contact sport. This clarity is helpful and will move towards the finalisation of football...
SAFA’s #my2010memories campaign
SAFA is calling on football fans to share their memories to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ It has been almost 10 years since the football world stood still and turned its attention to South Africa and the African continent for the historic...
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