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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...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the South African Football Association (SAFA) Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe looks set to make the switch to the Premier Soccer League. His shock resignation which was tendered over the weekend has been accepted by SAFA and while there were serious allegations over his reasoning, Dr. Danny...

The South African Football Association have announced Lydia Monyepao as their new and first ever female CEO after the resignation of Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe. SAFA announced the news during a press conference on Monday, where National Executive member Lydia Monyepao has been named as the new CEO. Monyepao, who is a...

Tebogo Motlanthe has resigned as CEO of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Friday, iDiski Times can confirm. Motlanthe, 41, has tendered his resignation as SAFA CEO on Friday, causing an ad-hoc emergency meeting, as first reported by SABC Sport, and confirmed to iDiski Times via a source from...