South African Football Association

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SAFA redirects here. For the JAA programme see SAFA programme. See Scottish Amateur Football Association for the article about that entity.

Founded	1932
FIFA affiliation	1992
CAF affiliation	1992
President Molefi Oliphant
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira (2007-)

The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football (soccer) in South Africa. South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They recently appointed Carlos Alberto Parreira as their new manager.

Contents 1 SAFA Regions 2 The League 3 Associate Members 4 External links

[edit] SAFA Regions

SAFA's 9 Provinces

• SAFA Eastern Cape
• SAFA Free State
• SAFA Gauteng
• SAFA KwaZulu-Natal
• SAFA Mpumalanga
• SAFA Northern Cape
• SAFA Limpopo Province
• SAFA North-West
• SAFA Western Cape

[edit] The League

• Castle Premiership the Premier Soccer League
• Mvela Golden League the National First Division
• Women's Division

[edit] Associate Members

• USSASA
• SASSU
• SAIFA
• SAFCA
• SAFMA

[edit] External links

• SAFA
• Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• A book of an Italian publisher about African football

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