Tag Archives: South Africa

DFL launches Bundesliga OTT offering with OneFootball!

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga is going new ways in making Bundesliga live content more widely accessible in selected international markets through a dedicated international OTT offering. Through an innovative partnership with OneFootball, a leading global football media platform, live Bundesliga content will be more accessible to millions of fans. …

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Tanzania & South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar!

The CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals concluded in a memorable evening of African youth football celebration on Friday, May 24 as CAF drew the four-day competition to a grand close in Zanzibar. A packed Amaan Stadium bore witness to African youth football history being made in Zanzibar when …

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Reigning CAF Women’s Coach of the Year, Ellis conferred with Honorary Doctorate!

Reigning CAF Women’s Coach of the Year, Desiree Ellis has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Cape Peninsular University of Technology (CPUT). The former Banyana Banyana captain who guided South Africa’s senior women’s national team to its first ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title two …

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Bundesliga x Safe-Hub Series kicks off in South Africa!

The Bundesliga x Safe-Hub Series started last week in South Africa, initiating an eight-week series of football events for young individuals aged 16 and above. Emphasizing its dedication to social impact, the series integrates discussions and activities focused on gender equality and empowerment at Safe-Hub locations in Tembisa, Diepsloot, Jabulani, …

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EA SPORTS FC FUTURES arrives in Cape Town to launch grassroots football pitch in partnership with LALIGA!

Earlier today EA SPORTS launched a community football pitch at the Glen Country Club in Clifton, Cape Town, as part of their FC FUTURES initiative in partnership with LALIGA. FC FUTURES is EA SPORTS plan to meaningfully invest in community-level football through product innovation, community investment and partner initiatives across …

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CAF is Concerned about the Respect & Image of Football in South Africa!

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) is concerned about the respect and image of football in South Africa, following the raid by the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit on the South African Football Association (“SAFA”) Headquarters. CAF is looking into this matter based on and in accordance with the …

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South Africa win AFCON 2023 Fair Play award!

South Africa were the winners of the Air Cote d’Ivoire Fair Play Award at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023. Bafana Bafana finished third in the competition after edging Democratic Republic of Congo in the battle for the bronze medal. The former champions finished second in …

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South Africa get a double victory at CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA Qualifiers!

South Africa completed a ‘double’ for the second year in a row as they claimed both the Boys’ and Girls’ titles at the CAF African Schools Football Championship | COSAFA Qualifier, Zimbabwe 2023 on Saturday. Both will advance to the continental finals to be played next year having come out …

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Bundesliga International partners with Safe-Hub to deliver youth football series in South Africa!

Bundesliga International has partnered with Safe-Hub in South Africa to launch the “Bundesliga x Safe-Hub Series”, a four-month fair play tournament series, with the aim of creating a safe space for children and young adults to play football and engage with educational and sporting programmes. Safe-Hub creates communities in collaboration …

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