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SAFA to observe moment of silence at Hollywoodbets Super League matches as the Association joins South Africans’ outcry against the recent spate of women murders – South African Football Association

18 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) will observe a moment of silence at all the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified matches this weekend as the Association joins the nation’s outcry against the recent spate of femicide. SAFA has noted with concern the rise of murders and GBV incidents in the country and

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18 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) will observe a moment of silence at all the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified matches this weekend as the Association joins the nation’s outcry against the recent spate of femicide.

SAFA has noted with concern the rise of murders and GBV incidents in the country and enough is enough. This weekend, eight matches will be played in the elite South African women’s football league on Saturday and Sunday at the Oscar Mpetha Stadium at the University of Limpopo in Turfloop.

“It is quite disturbing to see what is going on in our country and as an Association that also has a women’s league, we felt it quite important to join South Africans in calling for a stop in these incidents. Coming at a time when we are fighting hard to elevate women’s sport in the country, these femicides will only set us back in a big way. It cannot be that we wake up every morning asking ourselves who is next, and we call on the authorities to leave no stone unturned to return the situation back to normal,” said SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao.

“And to that effect, we will do our part and will observe a moment of silence in all the eight matches that will be played in the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified in Turfloop this weekend.”

Action at the Oscar Mpetha Stadium kicks off on Saturday with Stellenbosch FC taking on the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at 9am.

South African Football: The PSL was established in 1996 , replacing the National Soccer League (NSL).

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