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Safa’s dirty war about to get ugly

The executive’s sea of troubles include an unsolved match-fixing controversy and a power struggle, while football slowly sinks.

Safa, SABC reach broadcast agreement

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.

Safa to meet broadcaster over failure to televise match

Safa was "extremely disappointed" with the SABC’s failure to broadcast the Sunday night fixture between Bafana Bafana and Sierra Leone.

ANC Youth League congratulates new Safa boss

The ANC Youth League on Thursday congratulated Leslie Sedibe on his appointment as chief executive officer of the SA Football Association.

Decade of a dream

It is 10 years since the South Africa Football Association (Safa) first announced its intention to host the sport’s biggest showpiece, the World Cup. Today, the idea, first…

Report: Santana to succeed Parreira

Though Carlos Alberto Parreira will quit his post as coach of Bafana Bafana to be with his ill wife, he remain a technical adviser to the team, he announced on Monday. Meanwhile,…

Parreira says goodbye to South Africa

Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira announced his resignation on Monday as coach of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa. World Cup-winning coach Parreira, who served 15 months of a…