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12 July 2026 – The South African U17 Women’s National team went down 1-3 to their counterparts from Kenya in the second leg third round 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday. Bantwana bowed out on a 5-1 aggregate after losing the first leg 2-0

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10 July 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has dismissed claims that mentor Hugo Broos has left his role as the head coach of the South African senior men’s national team. Broos remains as the head coach of Bafana Bafana and reports claiming the contrary are completely false. It is not the first

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06 July 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a preliminary squad of 31 players for the upcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026) to be held in Morocco from 26 July-16 August 2026. The squad will be trimmed down to 26 players who will travel to North

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6 July 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) Women’s Football department concluded Youth Month (June) with two successful campaigns. Held under the FIFA Women’s Football Campaign banner, the project visited Witbank in Mpumalanga as well as Mothibistad in the Northern Cape for an uplifting programme for girls between 6-12 years in each province.

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6 July 2026 – Head coach of the South African U20 Men’s National Team, Raymond Mdaka, has named a preliminary squad of 61 players to kickstart preparations for the 2026 COSAFA U20 Men’s Youth Championship scheduled for September this year. The team will be whittled down before the start of their week-long training camp, which

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4 July 2026 – The South African U17 Women’s National team, Bantwana, suffered a 0-2 defeat to Kenya in the first leg of the third and final round of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Saturday. Two strikes on either side of halftime by Faith

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4 July 2026 – The road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics has started in earnest for the South African U23 Men’s National Team. Raymond Mdaka, Head Coach of the U20 Men’s National team, has called up 33 players to a selection camp as he starts preparing the side for the gruelling journey ahead. The

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29 June 2026 – Bafana Bafana bowed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a heart-breaking stoppage time 0-1 defeat to tournament co-hosts Canada in a Last 32 match played at the Los Angeles Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Stephen Eustáquio broke South African hearts when he powered Canada to the Last 16 of the

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28 June 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) congratulates all the African teams that have qualified for the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A record-breaking nine African countries qualified for the knockout stage of the global tournament currently being held in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada.

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28 June 2026 – The stage is set for an epic showdown when Bafana Bafana face Canada at the Los Angeles Stadium in a highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup second round clash that will attract eyeballs from across the globe on Sunday. The South African senior men’s national team made history on Wednesday this

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27 June 2026 – South African U17 Women’s National team coach Ntombifuthi Khumalo has named a squad of 23 players to face Kenya in the crucial third and final round of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Bantwana will host the East Africans in the first leg on Saturday, 4 July 2026 at the

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27 June 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is saddened to hear about the passing of Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adam’s grandmother, Marianna. The 72-year-old Marianna Adams passed away a day before the South African senior men’s national team faced Czechia in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A match played at Atlanta

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25 June 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) appeal against Bafana Bafana midfielder Themba Zwane’s three-match suspension has been dismissed by the FIFA Disciplinary committee. Zwane is serving a three-match suspension he was handed by the FIFA disciplinary committee following the red card he received in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening game

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25 June 2026 – Bafana Bafana have written a new chapter in the history books after advancing to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup for the first time on a balmy summer evening in Monterrey, Mexico, on Wednesday night. The South African senior men’s national team sent Monterrey Stadium into thunderous applause after

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23 June 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis has applauded the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the release of the revised fixtures for the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). According to the latest fixtures, the tournament will kick off on 26 July 2026, which is a day

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19 June 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced the appointment of Stayfree as the Official Sanitary Pad Sponsor of Banyana Banyana in a landmark partnership designed to shine the spotlight on an important but often overlooked aspect of women’s sport: the role pads play in performance. Launched under the campaign platform

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20 June 2026 – Bafana Bafana returned to their 2026 FIFA World Cup base camp in Pachuca, Mexico, on Friday and immediately hit the training fields at Universidad del Futbol. The South African senior men’s national team got down to business soon after arrival following the 1-1 draw with Czechia at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta,

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18 June 2026 – Bafana Bafana were held to a 1-1 draw by Czechia at Atlanta Stadium in a 2026 FIFA World Cup group match that the South African senior men’s national team could have won with a bit of luck on Thursday afternoon. Coach Hugo Broos’ charges found themselves on the backfoot early in

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