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SAFA remains focused on the core business of football
7 February 2025 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has noted the turn of events at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in the East of Johannesburg on Friday. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, the Association's Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo and Grit...
Amajimbos get the nod for 2025 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations
7 February 2025 – The South African U17 National Team (Amajimbos) will participate in the 2025 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations and have joined 2024 COSAFA finalist Zambia and Angola as the representatives of the region. This development comes after the Confederation of...
Dr Ellis names squad to face Lesotho
6 February 2025 – Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named the team that will face Mehalalitoe of Lesotho in two international friendly matches this month. These matches are part of the South Africa Senior Women’s National Team’s preparations for the 2025...
SAFA President awards an AFCON bronze medal to Shakes Mashaba
5 February 2025 - Former Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba was at a loss for words when South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan awarded him with an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) bronze medal on Wednesday. The erstwhile South...
Banyana to host Lesotho in two international friendly matches
4 February 2025 - African champions Banyana Banyana will host COSAFA neighbours Lesotho in two international friendly matches to be played in Johannesburg later this month. Coach Dr Desiree Ellis' side welcomes Lesotho in the first match on 22 February 2025, and then...
SAFA Coach Educators Course
29 January 2025 - The SAFA Coaching Education will be conducting a SAFA Coach Educators Course under the auspices of the South African Football Association from the 22-23 February 2025 (Online) and 24-28 February 2025 (Onsite). Click on the link below for details: ...
Bafana coach Broos satisfied with 2025 CAF AFCON draw
28 January 2025 - Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he is satisfied with the outcome of the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw after the groups were unveiled in Morocco on Monday night. The South African senior men’s national team was placed in Group B at...

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Amajimbos to begin 2025 CAF U17 AFCON preparations
14 February 2025 – The South African U17 Men’s National Team (Amajimbos) will begin their preparations for the 2025 U17 CAF AFCON later this month following the draw for the tournament on Thursday afternoon. The South Africa was drawn in Group B in the junior...
South Africa’s draw in U17, U20 Africa Cup of Nations confirmed
13 February 2025 – The draws for the CAF U17 and U20 Africa Cup of Nations were conducted on Thursday afternoon in Cairo, Egypt, with South Africa placed in Group B in both tournaments. The U17 draw saw South Africa’s Amajimbos drawn against Burkina Faso, the winners...
FIFA Council and CAF Executive Member Johansen visits SAFA House
12 February 2025 - FIFA Council and Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Member Isha Johansen paid a courtesy visit to the South African Football Association's (SAFA) headquarters in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, on Wednesday afternoon and was welcomed...
NATIONAL MEN >>
South Africa’s draw in U17, U20 Africa Cup of Nations confirmed
13 February 2025 – The draws for the CAF U17 and U20 Africa Cup of Nations were conducted on Thursday afternoon in Cairo, Egypt, with South Africa placed in Group B in both tournaments. The U17 draw saw South Africa’s Amajimbos drawn against Burkina Faso, the winners...
Bafana to host FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium
10 February 2025 - Bafana Bafana will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane next month. Coach Hugo Broos' charges host their COSAFA neighbours in the Limpopo province on Friday, 21 March 2025 and then fly to...
SAFA remains focused on the core business of football
7 February 2025 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has noted the turn of events at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in the East of Johannesburg on Friday. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, the Association's Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo and Grit...
NATIONAL WOMEN >>
Bantwana to hold training camp ahead of clash against Nigeria
11 February 2025 – The South African U17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) will assemble from 16 – 22 February 2025 for a one-week training camp ahead of their second round of 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria on 8 March and 15 Match 2025 (home...
SAFA remains focused on the core business of football
7 February 2025 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has noted the turn of events at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in the East of Johannesburg on Friday. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, the Association's Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo and Grit...
Dr Ellis names squad to face Lesotho
6 February 2025 – Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named the team that will face Mehalalitoe of Lesotho in two international friendly matches this month. These matches are part of the South Africa Senior Women’s National Team’s preparations for the 2025...
COACHING EDUCATION >>
SAFA Coach Educators Course
29 January 2025 - The SAFA Coaching Education will be conducting a SAFA Coach Educators Course under the auspices of the South African Football Association from the 22-23 February 2025 (Online) and 24-28 February 2025 (Onsite). Click on the link below for details: ...
CAF/ SAFA Coaching Courses for 2025
22 January 2024 - Following a successful 2024 in the South African Football Association's Coach Education department, the calendar for course that will be conducted in 2025 has been released. Click on the link below for full details and dates:...
SAFA Academies Registration – Phase Two
22 January 2025 - The Technical Director’s office will begin the second phase of the Academies Registration as outlined and approved by the South African Football Association (SAFA) Congress in April 2023. The process will entail verification of the documentation...
MYSAFA >>
MYSAFA player self-registration pricing update
27 March 2024 — The release of Inqaku’s player self-registration service marked a pivotal moment for club administrators, streamlining the cumbersome process of electronic player registration. Effective immediately, clubs will only be charged the standard league...
MYSAFA player self-registration quickly becoming the standard
24 January 2024 - In a milestone for African football, tech-savvy SAFA clubs are embracing a new software feature to streamline the player registration process. With the Hollywoodbets Men's Regional League window open through mid-February, clubs are discovering the...
MYSAFA proves an effective weapon against age cheating
24 April 2023 - Age cheating has become a widespread problem in African football with rogue schools, clubs and even parents sometimes complicit in forging players’ ages in order to gain an advantage on the pitch. SAFA's commitment to fighting cheating via digital...
SAFA eCup >>
South African team jets out to the gaming World Cup
2 December 2024 - The South African gaming team are on their way to the FIFAe World Cup of Rocket League in Saudi Arabia. The event kicks off on 5 December 2024 and the team is made up of players who qualified through winning a national tournament operated by Telkom’s...
SAFA partners with Telkom VS Gaming to Elevate South African Esports around Diski
12 October 2024 - In a significant milestone for the South African esports community, the South African Football Association (SAFA) is excited to announce its partnership with Telkom VS Gaming. This collaboration officially accredits the Telkom E-Diski leagues...
Mzansi qualifies for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023
25 May 2023 – The weekend of the 20th and 21st of May brought with it the final hurdle ahead of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 finals set to take place in-person at a yet unconfirmed location later this year. SAFA Gaming’s FIFA 23 team comprised of Kaylan Moodley,...
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