The South African Football Association – Rio Olympics
SAFA happy with Congress outcomes
13 April 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) is happy with the outcome of the 32nd Ordinary Congress held at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday. Delegates from around the country descended on the venue in the east...
SAFA saddened by the passing of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs
4 April 2024 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is saddened by the passing of Kaizer Chiefs player, Luke Fleurs. Chiefs confirmed that the 24-year-old Fleurs tragically lost his life on Wednesday night, 3 April 2024, during a hijacking in Johannesburg....
SAFA President meets FIFA’s head of membership on the continent
26 March 2024 - South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan met with the FIFA head of membership on the African continent, Gelson Fernandes, in Algiers, Algeria, on Tuesday. Dr Jordaan is in Algeria with Bafana Bafana and coach Hugo Broos'...
SAFA hosts successful NEC meeting in Sandton
16 March 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) held a very successful Ordinary NEC Meeting in Sandton on Saturday and the executive deliberated on several matters affecting the game. The NEC reaffirmed the steps taken by SAFA in respect to the search...
SAFA responds to malicious actions by the Hawks
8 March 2024 - The search and seizure conducted by the Hawks at the South African Football Association's (SAFA) headquarters in Nasrec, in the south of Johannesburg, on Friday, 8 March 2024 was unfortunate and a shame to our law enforcement agencies. The Hawks are...
Bafana coach Broos awards AFCON bronze medal to former mentor Sono
6 March 2024 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos stunned former South African senior men's team mentor Jomo Sono when he awarded him with an Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal at SAFA House on Wednesday. Sono had paid a courtesy visit to South African Football...
SAFA mourns the passing of former Bafana defender Siphiwe Mkhonza
5 March 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has offered some words of comfort and sympathy to the family of Siphiwe Mkhonza after the former Bafana Bafana defender's passing on Tuesday morning. Siphiwe's father, former Banyana Banyana coach Joseph...
SAFA dismisses claims about the CEO
4 March 2024 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has noted the attempt to create a negative narrative and derail the Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana programmes. We will not be detracted from our plans and we are fully focused on qualifying for the 2026...
Football has given me so much – Seoposenwe after 100-cap milestone
29 February 2024 - Not many players bounce back from two years on the sidelines to become regulars and eventually earn 100 international caps with the senior national team. This is the story of Jermaine Seoposenwe, who became the 10th member of Banyana Banyana to...
Banyana coach Ellis announces final squad for Olympic qualifier against Tanzania
19 January 2024 – Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has announced the final 23-woman squad for the two-legged Olympic Third Round qualifier against Tanzania. The Sasol-sponsored African champions have been in camp in Johannesburg for the past few days ahead of the...