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AFL South Africa information


AFL South Africa
SportAustralian Rules Football
JurisdictionSouth Africa
Founded1997
AffiliationAustralian Football League
HeadquartersSenwes Park Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom
ChairmanPeter Fonseca
Other key staffJuly Machethe - General Manager
ReplacedFooty South Africa
Official website
www.aflsouthafrica.org
South Africa

AFL South Africa (formed as "Footy South Africa" in 1997) is the governing body and federation for Australian rules football in South Africa. Its name is due to its formal affiliation in 2004 to the AFL Commission the game's world governing body.

The sport is known in Australia pride itself in South Africa as an all-inclusive sport accommodating people of any form of background or affiliation.

Key events for AFL South Africa are week-in week-out participation programs from 7 years to open age, mainly in primary and high schools, footyWILD Premier League competition contested by 8 clubs and other local competitions. The programs are in North West, Gauteng, Kwa Zulu Natal & Western Cape Provinces.

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