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SAFA

Bafana Bafana’s glass is half full
Sport
/ 3 February 2024

Bafana Bafana’s glass is half full

The consistency in the national team’s coaching staff has seen a change in its fortunes

By Khaya Koko
Yes, we did win three soccer world cups
Sport
/ 25 December 2023

Yes, we did win three soccer world cups

Better administration, especially in football, could see the country punching above its sporting weight in the next 30 years

By Khaya Koko
Ria Ledwaba is confident of overthrowing Danny Jordaan
Sport
/ 20 June 2022

Ria Ledwaba is confident of overthrowing Danny Jordaan

Should Safa’s vice-president make it to the polls, she is sure of replacing Danny Jordaan as president of the governing body

By Matshelane Mamabolo
Clouds gathering as Safa approaches presidential elections
Opinion
/ 25 May 2022

Clouds gathering as Safa approaches presidential elections

There are some members of the body’s national executive committee who are backing the re-election of Jordaan as the Safa president unopposed.

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Bafana vs Ghana: Safa doubles down on accusations of match manipulation
Sport
/ 18 November 2021

Bafana vs Ghana: Safa doubles down on accusations of match manipulation

The country’s football barons delivered an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday afternoon

By Luke Feltham
Bafana Bafana ‘robbery’: Safa pray for precedent
Sport
/ 15 November 2021

Bafana Bafana ‘robbery’: Safa pray for precedent

Match replays are not unheard of in recent times and SA’s footballing authorities are hoping to benefit

By Luke Feltham
‘Stadiums are our second homes’: Sport’s vaccine incentive
Sport
/ 11 September 2021

‘Stadiums are our second homes’: Sport’s vaccine incentive

Fans are desperate to return but authorities in the sector have shown little appetite to tackle difficult questions

By Luke Feltham
A new dawn in women’s football in South Africa
Article
/ 2 September 2019

A new dawn in women’s football in South Africa

But there are still more questions than answers for Safa to address to make the league the success women’s football needs it to be

By Busisiwe Mokwena
Safa begin process to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
Article
/ 21 February 2019

Safa begin process to host 2023 Women’s World Cup

Safa has previously made no secret of its desire to bring the competition to South Africa and has now expressed its interest to Fifa.

By Luke Feltham
Women’s league in Safa limbo
Article
/ 25 January 2019

Women’s league in Safa limbo

Teams and coaches have been left in the dark about the planned women’s football league

By Luke Feltham and Busisiwe Mokwena
Banyana paid: Now it’s on to the football
Article
/ 21 January 2019

Banyana paid: Now it’s on to the football

Paid Banyana can dream again

By Luke Feltham
Banyana yet to be paid Safa monies
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Banyana yet to be paid Safa monies

Some players are owed about R75 000 and repeated promises to start a women’s football league are yet to be fulfilled

By Luke Feltham and Busisiwe Mokwena
PSL blasts R50m Safa-OUTsurance sponsorship deal
Article
/ 20 September 2018

PSL blasts R50m Safa-OUTsurance sponsorship deal

Safa last week announced a five-year sponsorship deal with OUTsurance worth R50 million in a first of its kind match officials sponsorship deal.

By Agency
Ajax Cape Town cuts ties with Ndoro
Article
/ 25 June 2018

Ajax Cape Town cuts ties with Ndoro

The controversial striker at the heart of the club’s relegation struggles is officially out

By Sarah Smit
New Safa VP: We are fully behind Danny Jordaan
Article
/ 4 June 2018

New Safa VP: We are fully behind Danny Jordaan

​Ria Ledwaba is the first woman elected as vice-president at the South African Football Association

By Luke Feltham
Jordaan re-elected SAFA president
Article
/ 26 May 2018

Jordaan re-elected SAFA president

Danny Jordaan received 234 of 246 votes at the meeting in Johannesburg, SAFA said

By Staff Reporter
Irvin Khoza blasts Jordaan’s ‘bizarre, absurd conspiracy theories’
Article
/ 3 May 2018

Irvin Khoza blasts Jordaan’s ‘bizarre, absurd conspiracy theories’

​The PSL chairperson has fired back at Danny Jordaan for alleging he was behind rape allegations against the SA Football Association president.

By Luke Feltham
There’s a new captain on the field
Article
/ 13 April 2018

There’s a new captain on the field

Tokozile Xasa is quiet and steady, with a watchful eye, and being a woman is working in her favour

By Luke Feltham
Singer and former ANC MP opens rape case against Danny Jordaan
Article
/ 25 March 2018

Singer and former ANC MP opens rape case against Danny Jordaan

Almost five months after Jennifer Ferguson publicly accused soccer boss Danny Jordaan of sexually assaulting her, she has laid a charge of rape

By Staff Reporter
What in the world is up at Safa?
Article
/ 23 March 2018

What in the world is up at Safa?

A delayed elective congress and ongoing Bafana bungles place the body’s credibility on the line

By Luke Feltham
Does ‘radical economic transformation’ include closing the gender pay gap?
Article
/ 10 October 2017

Does ‘radical economic transformation’ include closing the gender pay gap?

South Africa should be the benchmark when it comes to matters of social reforms and confronting discriminatory systems, right? Wrong.

By Staff Reporter
Club vs country debate flares up
Article
/ 21 April 2017

Club vs country debate flares up

“I’ve got to think about the player first and, if it’s good for him to play at the World Cup, then so be it”

By Thomas Kwenaite
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Article
/ 24 June 2016

Foul smell taints amateur football

Safa’s lower tiers are rife with corruption, former Bafana coach Clive Barker says.
And it doesn’t help that some refs haven’t been paid for years.

By Luke Alfred
Fifa bans three more former Safa officials
Article
/ 14 March 2016

Fifa bans three more former Safa officials

Former Safa chief executive Leslie Sedibe is among three officials banned by FIifa for violating the soccer governing body’s code of ethics.

By Staff Reporter
Parliament refuses to summon Jordaan and Oliphant over Fifa bribery scandal
Article
/ 10 June 2015

Parliament refuses to summon Jordaan and Oliphant over Fifa bribery scandal

The DA’s request to have Jordaan and Oliphant answer to a parliamentary sports committee over World Cup bribery allegations has been turned down.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA says Jordaan can’t lead Safa and Mandela Bay
Article
/ 19 May 2015

DA says Jordaan can’t lead Safa and Mandela Bay

The Democratic Alliance has called for new Port Elizabeth mayor Danny Jordaan to resign as president of the South African Football Association.

By Qaanita Hunter
ANC braced for Jordaan backlash in Port Elizabeth
Article
/ 19 May 2015

ANC braced for Jordaan backlash in Port Elizabeth

The ANC is desperate to hold on to Nelson Mandela Bay but the appointment of Danny Jordaan as mayor may be met with hostility within the party itself.

By Qaanitah Hunter
The ‘bad boys’ are back in town
Article
/ 20 March 2015

The ‘bad boys’ are back in town

After the African Nations Cup debacle, Shakes seems to have no choice but to bring back Bafana’s brash foreign-based players.

By Mark Gleeson Author
Jordaan’s wishes for future World Cups get sidelined
Article
/ 12 June 2014

Jordaan’s wishes for future World Cups get sidelined

Safa president Danny Jordaan’s seeking of greater representation for African countries in future World Cups have been effectively stifled.

By Sapa
Dear Safa, have you gone mad?
Article
/ 3 June 2014

Dear Safa, have you gone mad?

Meet the most dispensable person in SA, Bafana Bafana’s coach. But perhaps it’s Safa that should be substituted.

By Staff Reporter
World bids farewell to soccer legend Eusebio
Article
/ 5 January 2014

World bids farewell to soccer legend Eusebio

Fifa’s president Sepp Blatter and Safa head Danny Jordaan have joined the world in mourning the passing of football great Eusebio.

By Sapa Afp, Sapa Ap and Sapa
Match fixing accused Safa referee released on bail
Article
/ 21 October 2013

Match fixing accused Safa referee released on bail

South African Football Association referee Clifford Malgas, accused of match fixing, has been granted R5 000 bail by the Cape Town District Court.

By Sapa
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