SAFA NEWS

SAFA lauds Motsepe for huge contribution towards fighting coronavirus

Mar 29, 2020 | ABC Motsepe League, COVID-19, General News

29 March 2020 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has noted with great appreciation the contribution by the Motsepe Foundation in these times of need by donating R1 billion towards the fight against the scourge of the coronavirus. The Motsepe Foundation,...

Motsepe family pledges R1 billion towards fight against coronavirus

Mar 29, 2020 | ABC Motsepe League, COVID-19, General News

29 March 2020 - The Motsepe family has pledged R1 billion towards the fight against coronavirus, in partnership with companies and organisations they are associated with, the family said on Saturday. The donation was announced in a briefing via Zoom. Several hundred...

North African football united against coronavirus

Mar 29, 2020 | CAF, COVID-19, General News

29 March 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe at present is an invisible enemy that has quickly come to dominate our conversation. Life has suddenly changed, as we long for the little things that we used to do routinely before the crisis and for life to...

World stars make donations to fight Covid-19

Mar 28, 2020 | COVID-19, General News

28 March 2020 - With the world currently in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, the football world is doing its bit to help in what is an unprecedented situation. Players are making donations in support of research and hospital treatment, clubs are offering...

African Legends unite in the fight against COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 | CAF, COVID-19, FIFA Governance, General News

27 March 2020 - A group of African football legends have come together for a short video for the #Safehands and #Noshandshake challenge as part of efforts towards the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The 98-seconds video is collage shot by the players in their...

Football comes together in Coronavirus battle

Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, FIFA Governance, General News

27 March 2020 - Last week, FIFA President Gianni Infantino spoke of the world facing "an unprecedented health challenge”. And with every passing day the scale of that COVID-19-shaped challenge comes into sharper focus. But Infantino also highlighted where football –...

Football needs to show unity and solidarity – Infantino

Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, FIFA Governance, General News

27 March 2020 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called on football to show solidarity and unity in the fight against the coronavirus after speaking at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva following the launch of the latest WHO-FIFA awareness...

Link to SA Government Covid-19 Portal

Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, General News

27 March 2020 - The South African Government has asked that all websites display a link to the official South African government's Covid-19 portal at sacoronavirus.co.za prominently on their landing page. SAFA is happy to comply. Official news, resources and...

CAF fines Ghana FA

Mar 26, 2020 | CAF, General News

26 March 2020 - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined the Ghana Football Association (GFA) an amount of US$10 000 (R174 000) for the invasion of the field of play by a soccer fan. This is in relation to the incident that occurred in the latter stages...

Booth backs lockdown as South Africa steps up coronavirus battle

Mar 26, 2020 | Bafana Bafana, COVID-19, General News

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 05: Matthew Booth during the U/20 World Cup squad announcement at Burger King, Maponya Mall on May 05, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images) 26 March 2020 - Former Bafana Bafana defender Matthew Booth...