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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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Successful CAF A Licence coaching diploma concludes first phase in Johannesburg!

The South African Football Association (SAFA), is hosted its CAF A License Coaching course following a lengthy wait since 2017. A total of 25 coaches, comprising of tacticians from various divisions, including South Africa’s Premier Soccer League gathered at the headquarters of South African football in Johannesburg for the first …

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Of football and passive resistance: Mahatma Gandhi’s connection to the beautiful game!

By now, many Indian football fans will be aware of Mahatma Gandhiji’s links with football and his pioneering role in setting up three teams of the Passive Resisters Football Club during his sojourn in South Africa from 1893 to 1915. As the story that has been well publicised in recent …

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CAF President Dr Motsepe conveys condolences to the family of Clive Barker!

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe has conveyed his deep personal condolences and the condolences of CAF to Clive Barker’s family, friends colleagues, the South Africa Football Association and the African football fraternity. Clive Barker passed on in Durban, South Africa. He led South Africa to their only continental triumph in …

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2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Interested member FAs sign bidding agreement!

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ reached an important milestone as all the member associations that expressed interest in hosting the event have signed the bidding agreement, a document that ensures that the key principles of the bidding process are observed. Four bids representing the same number of confederations remain …

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South Africa community group enjoy AFC Bournemouth Tour!

AFC Bournemouth’s Community Sports Trust have enjoyed welcoming another group of young people from South Africa over the past three weeks. The under-18 girls, a group of 12 from Johannesburg and Durban, visited Bournemouth after a successful trip for the under-18 boys. Throughout their trip, the girls took part in …

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