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By Velile Mnyandu Close to two years since the South African Football Association (SAFA) last had a permanent Technical Director (TD), the organization is few days away from confirming the person who will finally replace former TD Neil Tovey.  This was revealed during a SAFA press conference last week by the...

The South African Football Association has insisted they have nothing to do with local football fans not being allowed back in football stadiums. South African football fans will embark on a protest ahead of the upcoming Soweto Derby to ask the Premier Soccer League and the Department of Sports, Arts...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) are considering taking legal action against the South African Football Association (Safa) over the allegations made against the Black Stars. Safa appealed to FIFA after the 1-0 defeat to Ghana at the Cape Coast Stadium last month on the basis of alleged match manipulation from...

Ghana all-time record goalscorer Asamoah Gyan has been slammed for his comments over the penalty against Bafana Bafana in the recent 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye had given the home side a controversial penalty after Danier Amartey was ruled to been brought down by Rushine De...

The Ghana Football Association has released an official statement on the appeal the South African Football Association made to FIFA on the alleged match manipulation in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. SAFA held an official press conference on Wednesday to state their case for a potential replay citing a...

FIFA have released the details of the official appeal from SAFA which reveals the damning allegations made after the Ghana-Bafana clash on Sunday. The football mother body acknowledged on Wednesday that they did receive a formal complaint from the South African Football Association, after SAFA had held a press conference...

Ace Ncobo, who conducted the independent report on the match officiating for SAFA's report to FIFA on the Ghana-Bafana Bafana match, is confident SAFA have a strong case of 'match manipulation'. Ncobo went into detail about his analysis of the match referee Maguette Ndiaye's at SAFA's press conference on Wednesday,...

By Velile Mnyandu The South African Football Association (SAFA) appears to have picked up some crucial information that has convinced them that something untoward was done around Bafana Bafana’s controversial 1-0 loss to Ghana in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Cape Coast on Sunday.  SAFA CEO Advocate Tebogo...

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey has opened up on the controversial penalty incident against Bafana Bafana, saying tv footage didn’t capture what really happened. Amartey, 26, was judged to be brought down inside the South Africa box in the 33rd minute before the referee pointed to the spot. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/international/ayew-reacts-to-penalty-call-over-bafana/ Andre Ayew stepped up...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) says the Senegal replay for Bafana Bafana should set the precedent for their appeal against Ghana for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2017 Fifa ordered the World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal be replayed after referee Joseph Lamptey awarded a...