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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...

SAFA is attempting to nip in the bud to the KZN governments in particular who keep on hosting COSAFA Cup events “which is in breach of its statutes and the association will no longer allow the regional body to host its events in the country until further notice”, with...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that in its audited financial report for 2022 it has incurred a loss of R2.2 million. The loss was confirmed by SAFA CEO Tebogo Motlanthe after the Ordinary Congress on Sunday. The congress did not take place in 2022 and so the books...

SAFA CEO Tebogo Motlanthe was taken the back by the PSL executive's statement on Thursday, which said they will not be attending the SAFA Indaba that started on Friday until Saturday which will be followed by the Ordinary Congress on Sunday, saying “he doesn’t understand why they are not...

The PSL leadership has been left "annoyed" by the South African Football Association (SAFA) and recent comments by Technical Director Walter Steenbok, resulting in the league to snub the SAFA events this weekend, iDiski Times has learnt. Steenbok, who was appointed as the SAFA TD last year, has seemingly upset...

The Premier Soccer League Executive Committee seem at crossroads with the South African Football Association and refused to attend the latest workshop by the football mother body. The PSL released a statement on their website after their monthly meeting held on Thursday. SAFA are about to host a workshop/Indaba of the...

The President of the South African Football Association (SAFA) Dr Danny Jordaan says there are no issues with clubs as the U17 squad heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but questioned the FIFA Calendar not favouring African countries. In the build-up to the final 21-man squad announced by Duncan...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis will be among the recipients of this year’s National Order of Ikhamanga at a ceremony hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa just after Freedom Day. The National Orders are the highest awards in the land and the one Ellis is going to receive, recognises citizens...