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South African excuses

Football Fanaticos 17 October @ 06:50 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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I am not going to join the choir criticizing South Africa's Football Association (SAFA) or coach for their inability to qualify to the African Nations Cup. No, instead I am going to commend the coach, Pitso Mosimane, for his apparent strategic abilities: knowing (or thinking....) that 0-0 against Sierra Leone was enough to qualify, he decided to play on the result rather than a victory against a

South Africa PUMA 2011/12 Home and Away Kits / Jerseys

Football Fashion 07 June @ 09:08 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has signed a kit deal with PUMA that will see Bafana Bafana wear gear from the German sportswear firm until 2018. Here is a first look at the South Africa PUMA 2011/12 home and away kits along with more details on the deal via a PUMA press release. PUMA is [.

South African soccer tragicomedy continues after the 2010 World Cup

Football Is Coming Home 08 February @ 09:48 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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By Mohlomi Maubane
The 2010 World Cup was heralded as the dawn of a new era in South African football. This new epoch was to be devoid of the old amateurish ways in the local game where officials "forget" to perform rudimentary tasks like erecting corner kick flags for an international match.

Safa may change Bafana name

Football Marketing 06 February @ 03:04 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The South African Football Association claim that they are seriously looking into changing Bafana Bafana, the nickname of their senior men's national team.

Morocco handed 2015 Nations Cup; South Africa host 2017

The Soccer Room 29 January @ 02:33 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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LUBUMSASHI, DR Congo Morocco and South africa will host the 2015 and 2017 editions of the Nations Cup respectively Morocco have won the right to stage the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations while South Africa will host the 2017 edition. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the Confederation [.

South Africa “forgets” to vote for FIFA awards

Football Is Coming Home 11 January @ 09:39 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Mzansi Football and Kickoff.com report that the captains and coaches of South Africa's men's and women's national teams failed to cast their vote for FIFA's Golden Ball as the World's Player of the Year awards are now known. According to the governing body, the 2010 World Cup hosts were one of just a handful of countries (out of 208) that did not vote.

South Africa “forgets” to vote for FIFA awards

Football Is Coming Home 11 January @ 09:39 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Mzansi Football and Kickoff.com report that the captains and coaches of South Africa's men's and women's national teams failed to cast their vote for FIFA's Golden Ball as the World's Player of the Year awards are now known. According to the governing body, the 2010 World Cup hosts were one of just a handful of countries (out of 208) that did not vote.