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South Africa Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan has explained why Bafana Bafana will have to beat Morocco to improve their position in the FIFA world ranking ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw in Benin next month . Even though the game could be seen as a dead-rubber...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has selected 10 stadiums to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in South Africa, with iDiski Times learning which stadia are on the list. SAFA sent their bidding document to FIFA as part of its commitment to host Women’s World Cup in 2027....

The South African Football Association (SAFA) will take strong actions against KZN ABC Motsepe League side UMsinga FC once they have a full report of what happened, said president Danny Jordaan. The decision will be taken when SAFA NEC, the highest body that makes decisions for South Africa's mother body,...

Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker will be honoured with a provincial funeral service on Thursday, said  Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa. Barker, who led Bafana to the AFCON title in 1996, passed away on Saturday after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Minister Kodwa visited...

Former Bafana Bafana striker Mark Williams was left in tears when paying tribute to legendary South Africa coach Clive Barker, who sadly passed away on Saturday. Barker, 78, passed away on Saturday, 10 June "after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)," according to a family statement via COSAFA. The...

SAFA Ethekwini chairperson Kwenza Ngwenya has been left disappointed by the ugly scenes of guns being fired after the national ABC Motsepe League play-off semi-finals at Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday.   North-West representative Orbit College broke the hearts of the a crowd at Harry Gwala Stadium when they beat...

The South African Football Association have released a statement, insisting they are currently not in discussions with the PSL to Increase the number of DStv Premiership teams from 16 to 18. Media reports had circulated that SAFA and the PSL had engaged in talks to increase the DStv Premiership team...

The 2023 ABC Motsepe League National Playoff qualification groups have been confirmed after the draw took place at SAFA House on Monday morning. Eight of the representatives from the nine provinces in the country have been confirmed, with only the Free State yet to finalise the champion of their respective...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Dr Patrice Motsepe said he didn’t like the bickering between SAFA and the PSL that occurred recently. Motsepe was speaking at the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) AGM 2023 in Sandton in Johannesburg on Friday. He said these organisations must know that...

Despite SAFA Cape Town expressing an interest in hosting Bafana Bafana's last qualifying group match for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Morocco, iDiski Times has learnt it will once again be at FNB Stadium. South African Football Association (SAFA) Cape Town President, and national vice-president, Bennet Bailey...