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26 May 2026 – A Technical Study Group (TSG) will be introduced for the first time ever in the ABC Motsepe National Play-offs that will be played from 1-7 June 2026 at the uMthatha Stadium in Eastern Cape. This is according to SAFA Technical Director Molefi Ntseki, who made the announcement at the 2026/2027 draw

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25 May 2026 – The much talked about and highly anticipated new-look Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified festival kicked off this past weekend with a lot of fanfare, and goals galore to add to the equation. UJ Soweto Campus hosted the first three-day event which had an electric atmosphere in the stands as many spectators turned

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24 May 2026 – The South African Football Association held a very successful 34th Ordinary Congress at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre in the East of Johannesburg on Sunday. The 34th Ordinary Congress was a culmination of a successful weekend that began with a National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting that was held at the

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22 May 2026 – Head Coach of the South African U17 Women’s National team, Ntombifuthi Khumalo, says an away win will be key for her team out in Tanzania in the first leg second round FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The match will take place on Saturday, 23 May 2026 at the New Aman

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21 May 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced a 32-member preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team will assemble in Johannesburg on Monday, 25 May 2026 and the camp will start with 24 players as the Mamelodi Sundowns players and the overseas-based contingent will still be out of the

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21 May 2026 – Head coach of the South African U17 Men’s National team, Vela Khumalo, says they have learnt some important lessons after they bowed out of the 2026 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a 3-1 defeat to Ghana on Wednesday night in Morocco. South Africa finished bottom of the table

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21 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) and the Chiliz Group, the world’s leading blockchain provider for the sports and entertainment industry, have announced a landmark partnership that will see Bafana Bafana, South Africa’s senior men’s national team, launch their official Fan Token™ on the Socios.com fan engagement platform, joining a global

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20 May 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Coaching Education will be conducting a SAFA/ CAF B Coaching Course hosted by SAFA National on the dates mentioned below. The dates are: Phase I: 17 – 24 August 2026Phase II: 05 – 12 October 2026Phase III: 09 – 16 November 2026 Coaches who are

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20 May 2026 – South African Football Association (SAFA) Chief Medical Officer Dr Thulani Ngwenya is heading to this year’s FIFA World Cup where he will serve as Doping Control Officer. Dr Ngwenya will be based in Dallas in the United States of America from 7 June – 15 July 2026 and the FIFA Anti-Doping

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19 May 2026 – Johannesburg’s Orlando Stadium will host Bafana Bafana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup send-off match against Nicaragua at the end of the month. The match will be played on Friday 29 May 2026 and the kickoff is at 18h00. The South African senior men’s national team will host the Central Americans in an

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19 May 2026 – Bafana Bafana have been drawn in Group D of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 following the tournament draw conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday afternoon. The South African senior men’s national team was pitted against hosts co-hosts Kenya, Guinea and Eritrea. The tournament takes place from 19 June to

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16 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is providing an update on the four (4) members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) that were suspended on 28 March 2026. The NEC members were suspended following a resolution taken by the Emergency Committee on 13 March 2026 and the decision was with immediate

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14 May 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a squad of 23 players to take on Japan in back-to-back away international friendly matches next month.In the first clash, the two nations will lock horns on Saturday, 6 June at Nagai Ballgame Field, with the second scheduled for Tuesday, 9

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12 May 2026 – South African U17 Women’s National team coach Ntombifuthi Khumalo has named a squad of 23 players to face Tanzania in a two-legged 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier scheduled for later this month. The first tie of the second round will be played away in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Saturday, 23

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12 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA), Hollywoodbets and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are pleased to announce a new format for the Hollywoodbets Super League. This venture underscores continued commitment to build a stronger, commercially viable and fully professional women’s football ecosystem in South Africa. Commencing this year, the league

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10 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) met with Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie on Mother’s Day where a number of issues were discussed. Minister McKenzie applauded SAFA after Bafana Bafana qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup – to be hosted by the United States of America, Canada

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10 May 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) has sent a letter of nomination and support to FIFA for the candidacy of Gianni Infantino for the position of President of the world football governing body. Infantino, the current FIFA President, confirmed his candidacy for re-election to a fourth term

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9 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed the appointment of Nombuso Maud Khumalo as head coach of the SAFA Girls’ High Performance Centre, and Matsobane Matsi as the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) Project Lead. Coach Maud holds a CAF A Coaching Licence and brings with her over 10 years

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08 May 2026 – South African U17 men’s national team coach Vela Khumalo has announced a squad of 21 players that will represent the country at the upcoming 2026 U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be staged in Morocco from 13 May to 2 June. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2026 FIFA

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7 May 2026 – Members of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) visited South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan on Thursday to share some of the plans they have for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Revina Lawrence, Vusi Ngobeni and Yazeed Sadien

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6 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bundesliga, focusing on a number of key issues. The five key principles are: • MoU includes launch of Bundesliga Dream South Africa – first of its kind in Africa – giving the SA Under-16 national team a

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07 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) Coach Education Department has just completed one of the most important elements of coaching education following the conclusion of the FIFA Coach Educator Course for Developers in Johannesburg recently. Led by FIFA Coach Education Manager, Keneilwe Mathibela (South Africa), FIFA Expert Claudio de Almeida Gomes,

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6 May 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has provided an update on its challenge against the search and seizure conducted by the Hawks at the Association’s headquarters in Nasrec, in the south of Johannesburg, on Friday, 8 March 2024. Contrary to misleading reports, the matter has not been diamissed. This matter was

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29 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have advanced to the second round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers after receiving a bye in the first round on Wednesday. At a draw conducted in Cairo in Egypt on Wednesday, the South Africans were pitted against the winners between South Sudan and Madagascar who

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