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Can Safa fix Bafana’s World Cup admin mess?

Mail Guardian South Africa 08 Jun 2026

Another year, another South African Football Association (Safa) admin headache ... Instead of focusing on the football, fans are once again asking whether Safa’s off-field problems are starting to trip Bafana up on the pitch.

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Safa releases iconic 1996 Heritage Kit for Bafana supporters

Independent online (SA) 05 Jun 2026

With less than a week to go before Bafana Bafana’s FIFA World Cup opener against co-hosts Mexico, the SA Football Association (Safa) in conjunction with premium leisurewear brand Old School, has released a 1996 Heritage Kit for supporters.

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Are you a content creator clueless about football? Safa and the PSL may be looking ...

Sowetan Live 04 Jun 2026

But the PSL and Safa must still guard against rolling out the red carpet for glory hunters armed with a cellphone and a camera at the expense of traditional media, which widely remains a credible, trusted source of information. .

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Sleeping on the floor: Why Safa's reputational bankruptcy continues to sabotage Bafana

Independent online (SA) 04 Jun 2026

If we apply this metric to the South African Football Association (Safa), it is glaringly obvious that the governing body is sleeping on the cold, hard floor ... To compound matters, Safa president Danny ...

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EDITORIAL | SA football fans deserve better than Safa shambles

Business Day 02 Jun 2026

Visas weren’t processed for some players and admin staff heading to the World Cup .

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Safa boss Danny Jordaan shrugs off Bafana visa issues despite Helman Mkhalele still grounded

Independent online (SA) 02 Jun 2026

Safa President Danny Jordaan believes Bafana Bafana have the experience to overcome any travel delays they have encountered ahead of their departure for the Fifa World Cup ... According to Jordaan. “We still have to see what issues, which we don't know ... .

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World Cup: SAFA confirms Bafana will travel to Mexico after visa fiasco

Eye Witness News 01 Jun 2026

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Safa says Bafana plane leaving on Monday, apologises to the nation

Business Day 01 Jun 2026

Association thanks ...

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News24 | SAFA confirms Bafana set for World Cup departure after emergency meeting

News24 01 Jun 2026

World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana will depart for Mexico on Monday, the South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed ... .

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Safa apologises as visa chaos delays Bafana’s World Cup departure to Mexico

Business Day 01 Jun 2026

SA team remains on course for World Cup despite lost preparation time and visa delays .

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Safa mess: A litany of high-profile admin horrors

Sowetan Live 01 Jun 2026

Following another blunder by Safa over Bafana’s visas, which sports minister Gayton McKenzie called “embarrassing”, we look at some of the high-profile bungles by the association’s notoriously incompetent administration..

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EISH! Safa says sorry to the nation as Bafana Bafana finally set for Fifa World ...

Independent online (SA) 01 Jun 2026

The South African Football Association (Safa) has apologised to the nation for Bafana Bafana’s travel delays heading to the Fifa World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada. Safa held an Emergency Committee ...

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Heads must roll at Safa, says deputy sport minister Mabe

Sowetan Live 01 Jun 2026

Deputy sport, arts and culture minister Peace Mabe says heads must roll at the South African Football Association (Safa) after the visa blunder that saw Bafana Bafana fail to depart for Mexico on Sunday ... “It shows the centre is not holding at Safa.

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McKenzie slams ‘Safa travel debacle’ as Bafana scramble for visas to go to World Cup

Business Day 31 May 2026

Officials engaging with the US embassy on Sunday to try to still get the team on their flight on time .

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Bafana departure for World Cup delayed: Mckenzie slams SAFA over 'visa debacle'

Eye Witness News 31 May 2026

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