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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced that the world’s football federation will open a new Regional Development Office in South Africa. The FIFA president made the announcement on Sunday, January, after signing an agreement with South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie and SAFA president Danny Jordaan. The...

The 238th edition of iDiski Times is out now — packed with features, exclusive interviews, and powerful voices from across the football world. It’s Kaizer Chiefs’s 56th birthday and Matshelane Mamabolo talked with Bobby Motaung, who was born just a few months after the club was founded. Bra Jakes meanwhile profiles...

The FIFA council in Doha has approved an increase of the prize money for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by 50%, with even the bottom-ranked teams guaranteed $10.5 million (R175 million). The tournament is set to kick off on 11 June, when co-hosts Mexico will face Bafana Bafana in a...

Golden Arrows have been sanctioned with a transfer ban by FIFA for failing to compensate their former player, Zimbabwean forward Knox Mutizwa.  The ban prevents Abafana Bes’thende from registering any new players for the next three consecutive transfer windows until they settle their financial debt with Mutizwa, as first reported by SABC...

Despite securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Bafana Bafana have surprisingly dropped four places in the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday.  Bafana qualified to next year's global showpiece in the USA, Canada and Mexico after dispatching Rwanda 3-0 in match-day 10 of qualification to top Group C...

Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has been appointed on FIFA Men's Football Stakeholders Committee. Motaung's appointment in the FIFA Committee comes two years after she was appointed as vice-president of the African Clubs Association (ACA). ALSO READ: SAFA Make Baartman & Velebayi Ruling Kaze On Chiefs ‘Unsung Hero’ – He’s...

SAFA have released a statement on FIFA’s ruling to deduct points for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho. Earlier on Monday, FIFA had confirmed that they will deduct three points from Bafana in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for fielding suspended Teboho Mokoena against Lesotho. The ruling sees Bafana...

FIFA have officially deducted points from Bafana Bafana for fielding Teboho Mokoena when he was on a yellow-card suspension against Lesotho. The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder is in the centre of the saga after being fielded in Bafana’s 2-0 win over Likuena in Group C even though he had accumulated two...

FIFA’s newly expanded Club Benefits Programme is set pay out about $355 million (just over R6 billion) as a form of reward to teams for releasing players for the World Cup qualifiers. This significant payout means that there has been an increase of nearly 70% for what they paid out...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has strongly condemned racism that was directed at AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during their English Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield on Friday, which led to the game being temporarily stopped. The match started with Reds fans, players and technical staff paying tribute to...