South african football association
COVID-19's damage to SA football scouting and coaching
Not allowing scouts and analysts into the stadiums has affected professional football and altered the ways in which players are analysed.
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Helman Mkhalele named Bafana assistant coach, Lydia Monyapo as new Safa COO
‘Midnight Express’ as he was affectionately nicknamed by fans, Helman Mkhalele was part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 CAF Champions League and PSL title.
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DAVID MAIMELA: Good luck to Bafana Bafana's new boss - and all of us
David Maimela: Now that the coach’s heart is in the right place, where will he get the young players he so desperately needs?
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DAVID MAIMELA: Bafana Bafana, a classic case of trickery & hypnotism
The main activity of Safa since the days of champion coach Clive Barker has been the hiring and firing of coaches, not the winning of tournaments, writes David Maimela.
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New Bafana Bafana coach announcement postponed to next week
The announcement of the new coach to replaced Molefi Ntseki will not take place on Saturday, 24 April 2021 as expected, due to COVID-19 travel issues.
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We are not going back to the bio-bubble - Dr Thulani Ngwenya
The PSL created a bio-secure environment in Gauteng in August that housed all 32 first and second division teams for six weeks in order to complete all remaining fixtures.
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Fifa gives Safa permission to extend season beyond August
The local season was meant to restart on 18 July but Safa had amended that to 1 August to allow match officials to adequately prepare.
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Watch this space: Khoza on the resumption of PSL season
Irvin Khoza says National Soccer League has handed in to the SA Football Association a proposed date for the season to resume.
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Safa sets ball rolling on processes for return to training and play protocols
Safa has appointed Dr Thulani Ngwenya and Mlungisi Ncame as compliance officers to oversee the entire process as prescribed by the correspondence from Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa.
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Ria Ledwaba: Disagree with Safa president & you're enemy number 1
Ledwaba and Mokoena were on Saturday removed as SAFA Vice-President’s following an NEC meeting where the Association said they had gone against the constitution by going public with internal matters.
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Safa removes two vice-presidents, in consultation about retrenchments
Rea Ledwaba and Gay Mokoena were the two individuals relieved of their duties after the NEC said they had no confidence in their abilities.
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A decade on, South Africa insists World Cup worth investment
Danny Jordaan, who was the force behind the successful bid and then ran the local organising committee, insists the 2010 World Cup - which was won by Spain - has left a positive legacy for the country and was money well spent.
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SA Rugby, Safa and CSA welcome return to action under level 3
Professional sport in South Africa has been suspended since March with the Super Rugby and PSL seasons among the worst affected leagues as a result.
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Medical experts say football in SA could only resume on level 1 lockdown
Leagues in South Africa have been suspended since 19 March, four days before the nationwide lockdown was announced.
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Safa no longer bidding for 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup
Interim CEO Gay Mokoena said they want to focus on improving the women’s game before bidding for another international tournament.
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Khabo Zondo calls on Safa to appoint local coach to Bafana post
The current under 17 coach Molefi Ntseki has been put in interim charge of the national team as they prepare for friendlies in September.
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ANALYSIS: Women's football isn't new. So why is Banyana still undervalued?
It should be impossible to undervalue the worth of a successful Banyana in the South African context, writes Adrian Ephraim.
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Police to engage Safa following news of bogus soccer academy
The suspect charged the boy's parents thousands of rands a month for them to attend the academy with the highest fee being around R15,000.
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Safa congratulates Desiree Ellis and Thembi Kgatlana on winning CAF Awards
The South African Football Association (Safa) has congratulated Banyana Banyana duo of Desiree Ellis and Thembi Kgatlana on winning their respective Coach and Player of the Year awards at the CAF awards ceremony.
