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SAFA Chief Medical Officer Dr Ngwenya appointed to this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
17 April 2025 - South African Football Association (SAFA) Chief Medical Officer Dr Thulani Ngwenya is heading to this year's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Dr Ngwenya often lends his vast experience to FIFA, CAF, COSAFA and many other...
SA U15 Boys and Girls teams prepare to make their mark on the continent
17 April 2025 - The South African U15 Boys and Girls teams that will represent the country at the CAF African Schools Football Championship this month were given a special send-off at the Jabulile Secondary School in Orange Farm, Johannesburg, on Thursday. The...
SAFA explains decision to skip U17 COSAFA Women’s Championship
10 April 2025 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that the SA U17 Women’s National Team, Bantwana, will not participate in the upcoming U17 COSAFA Women’s Championship scheduled for Namibia from 10-17 May 2025. SAFA took this decision in an...
Coach Mdaka names squad to represent SA at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
10 April 2025 - South African Under-20 men’s national team coach, Raymond Mdaka, has named the squad that will represent the country at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) this month. The biennial African international youth football tournament will be held in...
Nyandeni exits in style as Banyana deliver memorable fightback against Malawi
08 April 2025 – African champions Banyana Banyana clawed their way back from a goal down to beat a determined Malawi 2-1 in an international friendly match played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Tuesday. Vanessa Chikupira stunned the small but...
SAFA congratulates SA U17 men’s national team after qualification to FIFA U17 World Cup
7 April 2025 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) would like to congratulate our U17 men's national team after they qualified for the FIFA U17 World Cup to be held in Qatar from 3–27 November 2025. Coach Vela Khumalo's team achieved the feat after they...
Nyandeni prepares for her final cap as Banyana wrap up series against Malawi
07 April 2025 – Banyana Banyana will return to action for the second and final match of their international friendlies against Malawi on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, with kick-off scheduled for 15h00. After a dominant 3-0 win in...
Lucas Moripe Stadium to host Tuesday’s Banyana, Malawi international friendly
6 April 2025 - Tuesday's second international friendly match between Banyana Banyana and Malawi has been moved to Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville. The two sides played the first of their two-match series at UJ Soweto Campus on Saturday afternoon and the venue...
It is mission accomplished – coach Khumalo after SA’s FIFA World Cup qualification
6 March 2025 - The South African U17 men's national team has qualified for the FIFA U17 World Cup to be held in Qatar from 3–27 November 2025. Coach Vela Khumalo's side achieved the feat after they finished as runners-up to Group B winners Burkina Faso at the CAF U17...
Matlou takes final bow as her Banyana colleagues give her a fitting farewell
05 April 2025 – Banyana Banyana legend Noko Matlou took her final bow from the international stage as her teammates bid her farewell with a commanding 3-0 win against Malawi in an international friendly match played at a wet UJ Soweto Campus on Saturday afternoon. It...
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