SAFA NEWS

SAFA acting CEO congratulates Ellis & Kgatlana

Jan 9, 2019 | Bafana Bafana, National Women, News

9 January 2019 – South African Football Association (SAFA) acting CEO, Mr Russell Paul heaped praise on Banyana Banyana head coach, Desiree Ellis and striker, Thembi Kgatlana for their achievements at the CAF Awards held in Dakar on Tuesday evening. Ellis walked away...

Banyana Banyana kickstart WC preparations

Jan 9, 2019 | Banyana Banyana, National Women, News

9 January 2019 – Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana kickstart preparations for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a training camp that will be held in Cape Town from Wednesday, 9 January 2019. The tournament will be held in France from 7 June to 7 July, and Desiree...

Banyana Banyana win big at 2018 CAF Awards

Jan 8, 2019 | Banyana Banyana, National Women, News

8 January 2019 – Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, has been named the CAF Women’s National Team Coach of the Year 2018, while forward Thembi Kgatlana took home two trophies - the CAF Goal of the Year and CAF Woman Player of the Year...

ABC Motsepe League football resumes

Jan 8, 2019 | ABC Motsepe League, News, Provincial Football

8 January 2019 - The race to finishing in the top two and ultimately competing for a place in the National First Division (NFD) has reached its halfway mark in the SAFA ABC Motsepe League. Following a lengthy festive season break, ABC Motsepe League football action...

SAB League action to resume in FS Lejwaleputswa region

Jan 8, 2019 | News, Provincial Football, SAFA SAB Regional League, Youth Development

8 January 2019 - Following a well-deserved festive break, South Africa’s largest development league, the SAB League resumes this weekend with some mouth-watering fixtures. A stream that has shown competitiveness has been the Free State’s SAFA Lejwaleputswa stream...

Baberwa narrowly lead Gauteng ABC Motsepe League title chase

Jan 7, 2019 | ABC Motsepe League, News, Provincial Football

7 January 2019 - Baberwa FC are well on track to being crowned Gauteng champions in this year’s ABC Motsepe League season. The club currently occupies top spot, just a point above second placed, JDR Stars but have the advantage of a game in hand. Baberwa ensured they...

SAFA President in Senegal with Ellis and Kgatlana

Jan 7, 2019 | News, President

7 January 2019 - SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan is in Senegal to attend to, amongst other things, the CAF Awards and the decision on who will host the 2019 AFCON tournament. The CAF Awards will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, 8 January 2019) in the Senegalese capital...

MYSAFA slowly but surely revolutionizing South African football

Jan 7, 2019 | News, Provincial Football, SAFA SAB Regional League

7 January 2019 - With over 172 000 players being registered on the MYSAFA system since January 2017 and a competition system that has managed over 60, 000 matches in hundreds of leagues, it is easy to see why this revolutionary software is slowly but surely making...

Mathaithai are 2018/19 KwaMahlobo champions

Jan 6, 2019 | General News, News

5 January 2019 - Mathaithai FC from Diepkloof, Soweto were on Saturday, 5 January 2019 crowned winners of the 2018/19 KwaMahlobo Festive Games after overcoming crowd favourites Snake Park Chillers 1-0 in a nail-biting final played at KwaMahlobo Grounds in Meadowlands...

Semi-finalists decided at KwaMahlobo Festive Games

Jan 4, 2019 | General News, News

4 January 2019 – Snake Park Chillers will face LNB Tax FC in the first semi-final (09h00) of the 2018/19 KwaMahlobo Festive Games, with Mathaithai FC going toe to toe against Shake It Everyday in the second semifinal (11h00). The winners will then lock horns in the...