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SAFA, in the aim to avoid a bonus row with the Bafana Bafana squad ahead of next year's AFCON, have agreed terms with the players and the contract is set to be signed before the start of the biennial event in Ivory Coast, president Danny Jordaan and CEO Lydia...

The South African Football Association (SAFA’s) bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup is in serious jeopardy - at the moment. SAFA sent their bidding documents to FIFA as part of its commitment to host the Women's World Cup in 2027, but there may be an obstacle. While SAFA...

Bafana Bafana’s friendly match against eSwatini at FNB Stadium on Friday came close to not taking place as players were furious about owed monies, sources told iDiski Times.  According to this publication's sources, it is why the players gave an uninspiring performance as financial issues are rearing their ugly heads...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says it was important for her players to remain professional even though they knew they stood no chance at progressing at the Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship before even kicking the ball in their last group match on Tuesday. Banyana had a theoretical chance to...

Banyana-Banyana were eliminated from the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship, despite winning their deciding group match 3-0 against Eswatini at the Dobsonville Stadium on Tuesday. Thubelishe Shamase scored a hat-trick, a first-half brace and another goal in the second half to help Banyana finish second in their group with six...

Banyana Banyana will have it all to do in their final group match at the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship, if they are to stand a chance to progress to the semi-finals. Desiree Ellis charges won 3-1 against Madagascar in their second Group A match in Dobsonville on Saturday afternoon....

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says she is proud of her team despite losing 4-3 to Malawi in their opening match of the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship in Pretoria. After the opening match, the seven-time champions find themselves at the bottom of the log in their Group with...

Banyana-Banyana lost 4-3 to Malawi in their opening match of the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship in Pretoria on Wednesday. South Africa were on the back foot in the opening minutes of the match but protected their goal area well from Temwa Chawinga who missed chances to put her side...

Banyana- Banyana open their 2023 COSAFA Women’s Championship account against a familiar foe in Malawi in Group A at the Lucas Moripe stadium at 15:30 looking to do better than the last two editions.   South Africa has won a record seven COSAFA titles but didn’t finish on the podium...

SAFA head of referees Abdul Ebrahim says they will not give up on error-prone official Luxolo Badi who has come under fire in recent weeks. Badi has been put aside for yet another mistake after he failed to award Kaizer Chiefs a blatant penalty in front of his view in...