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FIFA accredited referee Akhona Makalima continues to fly the South African flag high, and is one just two African referees currently in France for the U23 Maurice Revello Tournament, formerly known as the Toulon Tournament. Makalima has been part of the FIFA refereeing panel since 2014, which means she gets...

The road to the Motsepe Foundation Championship was confirmed as ABC Motsepe draw playoffs concluded. Nine champions from nine provinces in the ABC Motsepe League will battle against each other for two spots in the second division of South African football. Eastern Cape and Northern Cape champions aren't yet confirmed, with...

Banyana Banyana and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies midfielder Kholosa Biyana believes the team has something to prove after missing out on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Banyana lost to nemesis Nigeria over two legs in the final round of qualification to miss out on what would have been their third Olympic...

A massive violent brawl in the KwaZulu-Natal Derby between Royal AM Ladies and Lindelani Ladies overshadowed this week's Hollywoodbets League action, as five players were sent off. Royal AM registered their first win of the season a 2-1 victory over Lindelani Ladies at the Prince Magogo Stadium. The result saw...

Banyana Banyana lost 1-0 to Nigeria in the first leg of the last round of the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifier in Abjuja on Friday evening. In a match that wasn’t available for the South African public to watch due to the host broadcaster not honouring an agreement, Nigeria seemed to...

CAF Coaching Instructor Honour Janza is in South Africa, currently assessing the CAF A Diploma Coaching course that SAFA are currently hosting. It is the first CAF A course that South Africa have hosted in several years, after SAFA were not part of the CAF Convention for almost six years. The...

Former SAFA vice-president Ria Ledwaba has sent a strong message to Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo, insisting he must try to unite Mzansi's soccer legends to change South African football. Ledwaba was talking at an event, where attorney Leslie Sedibe had confirmed that SAFA's lifetime ban of...

CAF have released a statement stating they are 'concerned about the respect and image of football in South Africa' after last week's raid on SAFA House. Eight days ago the Hawks raided SAFA house in a search and seizure regarding fraud and theft allegations. Now the main body of African football...

SAFA have issued a statement saying they have launched an application to set aside the Hawks' search and seizure that was conducted on Friday. The Hawks released a statement on Friday confirming they had raided SAFA House earlier that day. Now SAFA have responded with a statement, with the intent to...

The Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (Hawks) raided SAFA House on Friday, executing search and seizure warrants as they investigate allegations of fraud and theft against the SAFA president. According to the statement from the Hawks, the allegations stem from incidents between 2014 and 2018, where the SAFA president is accused...