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Soccer in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Governing bodySAFA
National team(s)South Africa
Nickname(s)Bafana Bafana (National team)
First playedlate-19th century
Registered players1,469,410 (registered)
4,540,410 (total)
Clubs900
National competitions
  • FIFA World Cup
  • Africa Cup of Nations
Club competitions
List
    • League
      DStv Premiership
      GladAfrica Championship
      SAFA Second Division
      SAFA Regional League
    • Cups
      MTN 8
      Nedbank Cup
International competitions
  • FIFA Club World Cup
  • CAF Champions League
  • CAF Confederation Cup
  • CAF Super Cup
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Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport and South Africa national soccer team (Bafana Bafana) is the nation's favourite sports team[1][2] followed by rugby union and cricket. The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA),[3] while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premier Division and the National First Division. The main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 Cup.

  1. ^ "SA sport not the unifier it once was: survey | eNCA". www.enca.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Team, The PA (11 June 2016). "Analysis: Bafana Bafana Struggling To Make Needed Improvements". Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Introduction to SAFA". SAFA.net. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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