14 February 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Technical Department will host a National Teams Identity Workshop that will be attended by all the men’s and women’s national team coaches next week.
The workshop will be held at SAFA House in Nasrec in the South of Johannesburg from 18-20 February 2026, and SAFA Technical Director Molefi Ntseki will lead the programme. All the national team coaches will make presentations during the workshop, including the Under-15, the Under-17, Under-20 and the senior South African national team mentors.
Dr Desiree Ellis is the only coach who will not attend in person as Sasol Banyana Banyana will be participating in the COSAFA Women’s Championship in Polokwane, Limpopo, from next week. The team went into camp on Friday, 13 February 2026 and the tournament will be held in Polokwane from 18 February – 1 March 2026.
“The various coaches will make presentations during the three days of the workshop and even though Dr Desiree Ellis will not be present, she will join us online. FIFA representatives and other invited guests will be in attendance, and we are looking forward to an amazing engagement,” the SAFA Technical Director said.
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