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Today marks exactly 50 days to the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and to mark this milestone, new ticketing inventory will be made available to the public with tickets for all 104 matches going on sale. At the start of sale on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 17h00 CAT, tickets will be available across

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21 April 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is saddened to hear about the passing of former Benoni United player Richard ‘Litre’ Lata. The 72-year-old Lata was surrounded by members of his family when he passed away at a Boksburg hospital in the East of Johannesburg on the morning of 16 April 2026.

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17 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana completed a double against Algeria as they won their second friendly international match 2-0 at a packed King Zwelithini Stadium on Friday. Nthabiseng Majiya opened the scoring with a 58th minute strike – her second in two games – with second half substitute Shakira O’Malley adding the second

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17 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana return to action when they face Algeria in the second outing of their two-match international series against the North Africans at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, near Durban, this afternoon. The player profiles ahead of the second match are below:

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16 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana are confident that they will get another win over Algeria in their second international friendly match against the North Africans set for the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, near Durban on Friday. Kickoff is at 15h00. The two nations met on Tuesday with the hosts emerging victorious with

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14 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana defeated Algeria 1-0 in an international friendly match at the Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu, near Durban, on Tuesday. Nthabiseng Majiya found the back of the net in the 35th minute with a delightful goal from the edge of the penalty box, giving the Algerian goalkeeper no chance.

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14 April 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA), the National Referees Committee (NRC) and the Referees Department are immensely proud to announce that referee Abongile Tom and assistant referee Zakhele Siwela have been officially nominated by FIFA to represent South Africa at the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. This prestigious selection to the

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1 April 2026 – Bafana Bafana were left to rue missed opportunities after suffering a 1-2 defeat to Panama in an international friendly match played at a sold-out DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday night. Just as they did in the first match between the two nations in Durban on Friday, the South African

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31 March 2026 – Bafana Bafana return to action when they host Panama in the second international friendly match between the two nations at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town tonight. This match is part of coach Hugo Broos’ preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by the United States of America,

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28 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) hereby informs its stakeholders, partners, and the general public that following a resolution taken by the Emergency Committee on 13 March 2026, four members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) were suspended with immediate effect. This decision was subsequently ratified by the NEC on 21

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28 March 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos praised his players’ display after the South African senior men’s national team was held to a 1-1 draw by Panama during an international friendly match played at a sweltering Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday night. The Central Americans were the first to get their name up

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26 March 2026 – Springbok captain Siya Kolisi visited the Bafana Bafana camp in Durban today to give his support as the South African senior men’s national team prepares for the first international friendly match against Panama on Friday night. Donned in recently launched new Bafana Bafana jersey, Kolisi stood up and gave his football

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25 March 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have secured two friendly matches against Algeria to be played in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, next month. The games against the North Africans will take place on Tuesday 14 and Friday 17 April at a venue yet to be announced and they come hot on the heels of confirming

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24 March 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana will face Japan in June 2026 in two international friendly matches that will be used by coach Dr Desiree Ellis as part of her preparations for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) later this year. The South African senior women’s national team will face their Japanese counterparts

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23 March 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says Panama are a great choice of opponent as the countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues. The South African senior men’s national team will face the Central American country in two international friendly matches that will be played at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and

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19 March 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the final squad to face Panama in two international friendly matches later this month. Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and DHL Cape Town Stadium will host the two matches against the Central American country. The South African senior men’s national team will host the first

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13 March 2026 – The senior leadership of the South African Masters & Legends Football Association (SAMLFA) met with South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan and CEO Lydia Monyepao at SAFA House on Friday where they discussed several issues affecting former footballers. SAMLFA President Buddha Mathathe said the main objective of the

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12 March 2026 – Former Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane visited SAFA House on Thursday where he presented a Youth Football Manual that he has been researching for the past few years. The revered and well-travelled Mosimane met SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, CEO Lydia Monyepao, Technical Director Molefi Ntseki and Banyana Banyana coach Dr

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11 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) wishes to categorically set the record straight and dispel the misleading narrative currently circulating regarding related party loan balances amounting to R1.774 million as reflected in the draft Audited Annual Financial Statements (Note 19 – Related Parties) that were scheduled for discussion at the previous

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4 March 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 24 February 2026 where the Court dismissed, with costs, Ria Ledwaba and Solly Mohlabeng’s latest attempt to overturn the SAFA 2022 Presidential electoral outcome. Ledwaba and Mohlabeng made a special application for leave to appeal

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