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Women’s league in Safa limbo

Article Luke Feltham & Busisiwe Mokwena - 25 Jan 2019

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

Bafana confront their hoodoo

Article Luke Feltham - 11 Oct 2018

All too often the team panic when they play a lesser nation but the coach is working on that

Stampede: We’ve been here before

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Aug 2017

Previous Soweto derbies have turned tragic, so why have we not learned from past mistakes?

Gene find may save players’ lives

Article Staff Reporter - 5 May 2017

Mayosi, who is dean of the health sciences faculty dean at the UCT said identifying the gene would enable doctors to apply preventative techniques

U-20 team boost SA’s future hopes

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Mar 2017

The dream is to make it to Korea, and then there’s the Olympics after that

SA football to face Fifa bribery charges

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Mar 2016

The international football association claims it received a bribe from South Africa ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Hawks opt not to swoop on Fifa bribe allegations

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2015

The Hawks have declared that they are not formally investigating Safa or Jordaan over allegations that a $10-million bribe was paid to Fifa.

Fifa orders probe into Safa match-fixing

Article Reuters - 5 Apr 2013

A match-fixing scandal involving the national soccer team is to be investigated by an independent judicial inquiry with backing from Fifa.

Stumbling Safa stuck in defence

Article Carlos Amato - 10 Aug 2012

Damned if it does and damned if it doesn't, Safa has been making cutbacks. But it has also been neglecting development.

Who can stop Fat Alice at Orlando Pirates?

Article Carlos Amato - 10 Aug 2012

Sources agree that Fat Alice is piling on the kilos again - but her chefs of choice these days wear black and white, not black and gold.

Komphela named new Bafana assistant coach

Article Sisa Majola - 5 Apr 2012

Safa has named Steve Komphela as Bafana Bafana's second assistant coach, who has been contracted ona part-time basis until after the 2014 World Cup.

Agents barred from choosing referees

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Feb 2012

South Africa will not to allow agents to appoint referees for friendly fixtures after allegations of match-fixing at pre-2010 World Cup warm-up games.

Khoza lashes Safa and Mashaba for Algeria scramble

Article Sisa Majola - 9 Nov 2011

Irvin Khoza has blamed Safa and SA under-23 coach Shakes Mashaba's failure to follow procedure for the struggle to get players to face Algeria.

Mbalula to brief Parliament about Cricket SA, Safa

Article Wesley Botton - 17 Oct 2011

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula will deliver his views on the cricket and soccer governing bodies when he speaks to Parliament on Tuesday.

Libya likely to lose 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Sep 2011

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.

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Latest articles on SAFA ASSOCIATION

Women’s league in Safa limbo

Bafana confront their hoodoo

Stampede: We’ve been here before

Gene find may save players’ lives

U-20 team boost SA’s future hopes

SA football to face Fifa bribery charges

Hawks opt not to swoop on Fifa bribe allegations

Fifa orders probe into Safa match-fixing

Stumbling Safa stuck in defence

Who can stop Fat Alice at Orlando Pirates?

Komphela named new Bafana assistant coach

Agents barred from choosing referees

Khoza lashes Safa and Mashaba for Algeria scramble

Mbalula to brief Parliament about Cricket SA, Safa

Libya likely to lose 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

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