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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that African champions Banyana Banyana will play an international friendly with European champions England later this year. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, and will be Banyana’s first outing since the friendlies against Senegal...

iDiski Times has reliably learned some of the details of what happened in the Hollywoodbets Super League walk-over between University of Western Cape (UWC) and TS Galaxy Queens on Saturday. The match was announced on the league’s social media pages as a walkover against the visiting Rockets for not showing...

Polokwane City midfielder Cole Alexander is preparing for life after football after completing his SAFA D License. Alexander returned to South Africa at the beginning of the 2023/24 season to join Rise and after spending two seasons at Swedish side Helsingborgs IF under Stuart Baxter. The former Kaizer Chiefs hard-tackling midfielder...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) Technical Director Walter Steenbok says their new regulations have not been enforced to spite coaches in the Premier Soccer League. After the return of the A License course, with the likes of Gavin Hunt, Eric Tinkler and Steve Barker taking part in, return after...

South African referee and police officer Akhona Ndzingo sadly lost his life on Wednesday after being involved in a shooting incident in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Ndzingo, who also worked as a police officer, is reported to have been shot dead last night in Khayelitsha, Site B. The PSL referee was...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) Technical Director Walter Steenbok says the difference between the CAF Pro and UEFA Pro Licenses at the moment is about agreements. There have been recent debates around UEFA Pro and CAF Pro Licenses in local football over which one holds more weight or is...

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...