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6 November 2025 – Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo says they are focusing on collecting another three points in their second match of the FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 currently underway in Doha, Qatar. After defeating Bolivia in the opening fixture, the South Africans face the hosts who are still licking their wounds following a

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5 November 2025 – Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape will host the international friendly match between 2026 FIFA World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana and regional neighbours Zambia this month. The match will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, 15 November 2025 as part of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo

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4 November 2025 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is mourning the passing of Professor Rashid Small, the Chairperson of the Association’s Independent Audit and Risk Committee. Professor Small passed away on Tuesday, 5 November 2025 and in accordance with his Muslim faith, he was laid to rest on the same day in Johannesburg. Besides

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3 November 2025 – The South African U17 Men’s National team got off to a flyer in their opening match of the FIFA U17 World Cup with a fine 3-1 win over Bolivia at the Aspire Zone Complex in Doha, Qatar, on Monday. The victory saw coach Vela Khumalo’s charges make history by becoming the

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3 November 2025 – South Africa player profiles ahead of the start of the FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup. Coach Vela Khumalo’s team get their campaign underway on Monday, 3 November 2025 against Bolivia. Click on the link below for the full profiles:

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2 November 2025 – South African U17 men’s national team coach Vela Khumalo says they can’t wait to take to the field against Bolivia in their opening match of the FIFA U17 Men’s World Cup that gets underway in Qatar on Monday, 3 November. The clash takes place at the Aspire Zone Complex in AL

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30 October 2025 – The South African Under-17 men’s national team insists that they are not going to the FIFA U17 World Cup just to make up the numbers, but to make a huge impact and be competitive. Coach Vela Khumalo’s charges departed from South Africa on Thursday afternoon on their way to line up

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29 October 2025 – The South African Under-17 men’s national team wrapped up their preparations at home on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their departure to Qatar on Thursday, 30 October 2025. Coach Vela Khumalo’s charges will line up against the best U17 national teams in the FIFA U17 World Cup to be held in Qatar

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29 October 2025 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have booked their place in the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after beating DR Congo 1-0 in a second leg qualifier (2-1 on aggregate) played at the Dobsonville Stadium on Tuesday night. The South African senior women’s national team officially qualified for the continental tournament after

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24 October 2025 – Banyana Banyana have picked up the tempo ahead of their return Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier against DR Congo at the Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 28 October 2025. The camp was buzzing with energy today as the team held its first training session with the entire squad

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23 October 2025 – South African football was well represented when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the nominees in the Men’s Categories for the 2025 CAF Awards. The 2026 FIFA World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana have been named in the men’s national team of the year category and coach Hugo Broos’ charges will be

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24 October 2025 – FIFA World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana will face Zambia in an international friendly match to be played at home next month. The match will be played in South Africa on Friday, 14 November 2025 as part of coach Hugo Broos’ preparations for this year’s Africa Cup on Nations (AFCON) in Morocco at

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24 October 2025 – The South African Under-17 men’s national team will play a friendly match against their Malawi counterparts away from home on Sunday as they continue with preparations for the FIFA U17 World Cup. The game will be played as a curtain raiser to the Blantyre derby between FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and

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24 October 2025 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) and Sasol have renewed one of South Africa’s most iconic and longstanding sponsorships for a further four- year period, extending the partnership until 2029. This announcement brings welcome clarity and reaffirms Sasol’s continued commitment as the longest-standing sponsor of women’s football in South Africa, with

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23 October 2025 – South African football was well represented when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the nominees in the Men’s Categories for the 2025 CAF Awards. The 2026 FIFA World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana have been named in the men’s national team of the year category and coach Hugo Broos’ charges will be

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22 October 2025 – Banyana Banyana shared the spoils with DR Congo after a 1-1 draw in a first leg CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier played at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on Wednesday night. The South African senior women’s national team struck first through Kgalebane “Pana” Mohlakoana, who put the

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21 October 2025 – Banyana Banyana face the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa in a crunch and eagerly anticipated away Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Cup (WAFCON) qualifier on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. Kick-off is at 18h00 (SA time). With both nations eager to improve on their previous WAFCON campaigns, this tie over two

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20 October 2025 – Banyana Banyana assembled for camp on Sunday, 19 October 2025, and travelled to Kinshasa, DR Congo, to begin preparations for the qualifiers of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026. The team held their first training session in DR Congo on Monday, 20 October 2025, as they settle in Kinshasa

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17 October 2025 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) and adidas are proud to announce a landmark three-year partnership that will see the global sports brand become the official technical sponsor of South Africa’s national football teams. This partnership marks a powerful homecoming for adidas, reigniting the spirit of unity and pride that captured

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15 October 2025 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) met in Mbombela on Tuesday 14 October where the Members engaged on several important matters. The SAFA Technical Committee recommended to the NEC that Molefi Ntseki should be appointed as the Association’s Technical Director and Desiree Ellis should be appointed as

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