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Safa’s shock cash crisis

The South African Football Association (Safa) has run out of cash, paralysing the administration of the country’s number one sport.

The football is in their court

With the Fifa World Cup looming for South Africa, these are the men battling for control of local footballs future after the global showpiece.

ANC Youth League congratulates new Safa boss

The ANC Youth League on Thursday congratulated Leslie Sedibe on his appointment as chief executive officer of the SA Football Association.

Safa extends referee corruption probe

Safa has extended its terms of reference to Judge Graham Mushwana’s Investigation on alleged corruption amongst referees.

Oh, the shame

Bafana Bafana’s recent performance has been abysmal and blame should be placed squarely on Safa for hiring Santana to begin with.

Titanic battle for Safa

While presidents near and far are desperately clinging to power, Molefi Oliphant, is meekly relinquishing his position as Safa president.

Safa chief fumes over criticism from ‘idiots’

Raymond Hack, the CEO of Safa, has described critics who question the body’s development programmes as ”idiots”.

Bafana line up Aussies in bid to find form

In what seems a desperate bid to find form, Safa has arranged a friendly game for Bafana Bafana against Australia’s Socceroos in the United Kingdom.

Santana prepared for ‘difficult mission’

New Bafana Bafana coach Brazilian Joel Santana has not come to South Africa on a safari. At his first press conference at Johannesburg’s Safa House on Monday, he spelt out what…

New Bafana coach arrives in SA

Bafana Bafana’s new coach, Joel Santana, faced a scrum of media photographers when he arrived on Sunday at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport. It took Santana’s South African Police…

Safa confirms Santana as new coach

The South African Football Association (Safa) has finally confirmed the appointment of Joel Santana as coach of Bafana Bafana, following the resignation of Carlos Alberto…

Bafana wait to confirm new coach

South Africa will wait to finalise a contract with their new coach before officially announcing his appointment, the South African Football Association’s CEO said on Wednesday.…

Report: Santana to succeed Parreira

Though Carlos Alberto Parreira will quit his post as coach of Bafana Bafana to be with his ill wife, he remain a technical adviser to the team, he announced on Monday. Meanwhile,…

Parreira says goodbye to South Africa

Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira announced his resignation on Monday as coach of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa. World Cup-winning coach Parreira, who served 15 months of a…

Parreira’s SA future to be revealed next week

Carlos Alberto Parreira’s uncertain future as South Africa coach will be made clear on Monday, the South African Football Association (Safa) said on Saturday. ”We will make a…

Uncertainty over Parreira’s future

The South African Football Association held talks with national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on Friday amid reports the Brazilian was about to quit and return home. Safa…

It is 4.45pm at Meadowlands High School in Soweto. On the football field five different teams from around the area gather to prepare for their next league match. Two teams are…