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The South African Football Association (SAFA) and French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif have announced the conclusion of their five-year partnership. The partnership started just prior to the global pandemic, and the collaboration has been defined by several landmark achievements including Banyana Banyana first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title,...

The South African national U20 side were eliminated from the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup after going down 3-1 to Colombia in the last 16 round match at Estadio Fiscal on Wednesday night. Joel Canchimbo opened the scoring for the South Americans in the seventh minute which was cancelled by...

Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka says his side knows what to expect from Colombia in their last 16 FIFA U20 World Cup clash. South Africa face Colombia at Estadio Fiscal on Wednesday night for place in the quarterfinals after finishing second in Group E with six points while the latter...

Mamelodi Sundowns chairman Tlhopie Motsepe is among 30 people that have enrolled for the CAF C License course currently on-going in Gauteng. The course is being implemented in two phases, the first one started on Saturday 4 October ending on Saturday 11 October. The second phase is scheduled from 6-12...

Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka has hailed his charges following their progression to the last 16 round at the U20 FIFA World Cup in Chile on Sunday. South Africa who lost their opening game, finished second in Group E with six points after defeating the USA 2-1 in their final...

African champions Amajita have advanced to the knockout stage of the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup with a 2-1 defeat of the USA in their deciding Group E match at Estadio El Teniete on Sunday. USA scored twice the opener through Noah Cobb and the other an own goal from...

Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka has reacted to his side’s 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup opener saying despite the result the African champions gave a good account of themselves. Mdaka’s Amajita lost 2-1 to France in Group E in a game that the Europeans dominated but they also missed their...

African champions Amajita opened their 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup campaign with a 2-1 defeat to France in Group C at Estadio El Teniente on Monday night. Anthony Bermont opened the scoring for France in the 25th minute which was cancelled by Jody Ah Sheen’s penalty seven minutes later, but...

South African football is set to get a VAR system, with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) allocating R82 million for its implementation.  The project, a joint effort with SAFA and the PSL, aims to address ongoing concerns about referee decisions and improve the fairness of local competitions.  According...

Former Banyana Banyana attacker Jermaine Seoposenwe has listed some factors she feels could make her reconsider her decision to retire from international football. Seoposenwe announced her decision to leave the international stage before the 2024 WAFCON tournament and bowed out after the team finished fourth at the event in Morocco....