Soccer

Future looks bleak for Bafana as Safa and PSL continue to neglect junior national teams

With U-20 and U-23 teams failing to qualify for major international competitions, players are missing out on a crucial developmental pathway

02 April 2023 - 00:03
By SITHEMBISO DINDI and MAHLATSE MPHAHLELE

SA Football Association (Safa) technical director Walter Steenbok says the broken relationship between the federation and Premier Soccer League (PSL) is to blame for the dire straits of the country’s junior national teams.

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