Kirsten Nematandani

Nematandani was banned in connection with a match-fixing scandal involving Bafana Bafana in 2010.

Safa has welcomed a delegation of Fifa investigators who have arrived in SA to look into cases of alleged match-fixing ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

From a premature tournament qualification celebration to Danny Jordaan’s broken promises at Cosafa, South African soccer has had an embarrassing year.

The Confederation of African Football says Bafana Bafana’s post-match celebrations are premature.

The SABC has agreed to pay R3-million in order to televise Saturday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier between Bafana Bafana and Sierra Leone.

Libya are likely to be replaced as 2013 Africa Cup of Nations hosts this week, with Algeria, Nigeria and SA prepared to take over the tournament.

Safa has found a new opponent for Bafana Bafana after Nigeria’s controversial withdrawal from August’s friendly match.

The South African Football Association will pay R5-million for the trademark to the national team’s nickname, Bafana Bafana.

Safa will change the name of the national soccer team, according to the company that owns the rights to the use of the Bafana Bafana trademark.

Bafana Bafana have moved up four places in the Fifa world rankings, the South African Football Association announced on Wednesday.

Danny Jordaan has announced his decision to join the Fifa World Cup inspection team — but was mum on any long-term offers from the body.

While Safa is silent on Carlos Alberto Parreira’s replacement after the Soccer World Cup, the smart money is on his assistant, Pitso Mosimane.

Bafana Bafana had a chaotic fixture list for their German training camp, but nobody at Safa is willing to shoulder the blame.

A ticketing dispute between Safa and a local tour operator has broader-reaching implications. Phathisani Moyo reports,

Fifa intervention has kept Safa’s factions apart since the election that catapulted Kirsten Nematandani into the most senior position in soccer.