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Sasol League National Championship
The Sasol Women's League is the second-tier South African Women's association football league, sponsored by Sasol since 2013. It is semi-professional, and operates as a provincial league, with two "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa's nine provinces (in some cases, multiple streams per province), and each province's champion then competing in a single-location National Championship tournament. The championships two finalists are then promoted to the (professional, first-tier) SAFA Women's League, while the bottom two teams in each province'standingsare relegated to the SAFA Women's Regional League of their respective province. History The Sasol Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's League, in partnership with Absa Bank Limited, Absa Bank, in order to improve the South African women's national team's international performances. Annual Champions As recorded by the league sponsor, since its founding 9 different teams from 5 provinces hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Football Association
The South African Football Association (colloquially known as SAFA) is the national administrative governing body that controls the sport of football in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). SAFA was established in 1991. The South African Football Association is the second Football Association in South Africa to be named the ''South African Football Association'' and it is also the second football association in South Africa to affiliate to FIFA. The present day South African Football Association, unlike its predecessor allows for a mixed-race national team. SAFA was admitted to FIFA in 1992 and its senior team has since represented South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup. During SAFA's time as the FIFA-affiliated football organisation, South Africa has also hosted several editions of the COSAFA Cup, the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The South African Football Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
