Danny Jordaan was elected as the Safa president at the organisation’s elective congress at Helderfontein Estate in Midrand on Saturday.
The sports ministry and Safa are keeping mum on a possible international soccer and rugby double header at FNB Stadium in August.
South Africa has not made the most of hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup to develop world-class soccer players, says Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi.
Football bosses have claimed that the media and those who leak information about Safa’s poor governance are damaging the country’s reputation.
The South African Football Association (Safa) made a loss of R54.4-million for the year to June 2012.
The sports ministry has stated that they are “disappointed and taken aback” that a recent letter to them by Fifa was leaked to the media.
The SA Football Association has suspended match officials implicated in the Phil Setshedi match fixing scandal, it said on Saturday.
Affidavits reveal how taxpayers helped to settle Safa’s debt for the upgrading of Soccer city in preparation for the 2010 soccer World Cup.
Safa is not hiding from the public in the wake of a match-fixing scandal, according to the soccer body’s spokesperson, Dominic Chimhavi.
A Fifa investigation has uncovered a criminal web of match-fixing syndicates that operated in SA during pre-World Cup 2010 friendly matches.
Safa has appointed Robin Petersen as CEO of the body’s new development arm, aimed at lifting the quality of the sport in South Africa.
The culture of entitlement and big money needs to change if Bafana is to escape the hole dug by the football bosses, writes Carlos Amato.
Fikile Mbalula is on fire, taking on both Safa and CSA in the past week. But how long is he for the world of sport, wonders <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>
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/ 11 October 2011
The SA Football Association has officially protested to the body overseeing the Africa Cup of Nations after Bafana’s controversial elimination.
Safa says it will not allow emotions to cloud its judgment and will honour its contract with national coach Pitso Mosimane.
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/ 3 February 2011
Kirsten Nematandani, the president of Safa, admitted on Thursday they had bungled Bafana Bafana’s upcoming friendly fixture, now due against Kenya.
The Bid Book used by the South African Football Association to win the rights to host the 2010 Fifa World Cup has been secreted away from the public eye for years now. Detailing the initial projected government expenditure on stadiums and other World Cup related infrastructure, the agreements signed between the South African government and […]
Hawkers protested outside Safa House in Soweto on Wednesday, saying they were struggling to survive after being evicted from around Soccer City.
Warning: Prolonged cynicism about Fifa’s intentions in South Africa can lead to all sorts of dreadful side effects.
After securing a third successive Absa Premiership title, will SuperSport be able to hold on to the man behind their success?
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/ 17 February 2010
Nasief Morris puts his pride in his pocket and Jean de Villiers throws his name in the hat for Springbok selection. It’s the quotes of the week.
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/ 22 January 2010
The South African Football Association (Safa) has run out of cash, paralysing the administration of the country’s number one sport.
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/ 15 January 2010
Fifa intervention has kept Safa’s factions apart since the election that catapulted Kirsten Nematandani into the most senior position in soccer.
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/ 15 January 2010
With the Fifa World Cup looming for South Africa, these are the men battling for control of local footballs future after the global showpiece.
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/ 12 January 2010
Less that 100 000 tickets have been sold for fans in the six African countries competing in the 2010 World Cup finals that kicks off on June 11.
The ANC Youth League on Thursday congratulated Leslie Sedibe on his appointment as chief executive officer of the SA Football Association.
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/ 14 December 2009
An uneasy truce reigns over South African soccer ahead of the World Cup, but there are reports of a ticking time bomb in the game’s administration.
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/ 8 December 2009
Carlos Alberto Parreira gets down to the business end of getting Bafana ready for the 2010 World Cup with a hectic schedule which kicks off next month
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/ 1 December 2009
With literally billions at stake Fifa will ensure South Africa emerges with a reasonably favourable opening round draw when the pick is made on Friday
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/ 1 December 2009
World Cup hosts South Africa say they are aiming to be among the 16 best teams at the tournament next year.
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/ 24 November 2009
Safa has extended its terms of reference to Judge Graham Mushwana’s Investigation on alleged corruption amongst referees.
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/ 19 November 2009
Danny Jordaan on Thursday promised South Africa would stage the best final draw in Cape Town on December 4 and the best World Cup in Fifa history.