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The 1978 National Professional Soccer League was the first season of the newly-formed multi-racial South African National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). The league was a merger of the previous NPSL, which due to the country's apartheid policies were for black teams only, and the National Football League, for white teams only.
The National Soccer League (NSL) was a South African football (soccer) league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the non-racial NPSL. [1] The NPSL had been established in 1978 after a merger between the NFL and the previous racial NPSL for African people.
In 1978, the NPSL merged with the National Football League (NFL), which previously had been organised only for White South African players in 1959–1977. The two leagues together formed a new topflight multi-racial football league in 1978–1984 (also named NPSL), where teams were still designated as white or black, but the white teams were allowed to field a maximum of three black players.
Football at the African Games; Organising body: ANOCA: Founded: 1965; 60 years ago () Region: Africa: Number of teams: 8 (from 1 confederation) Current champions: M: Ghana (2nd title) W: Ghana (2nd title) Most successful team(s) M: Cameroon (4 titles) W: Nigeria (3 titles) Football at the 2023 African Games
Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport followed by rugby union and cricket.The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), [1] while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premiership and the National First ...
The South African Olympic and Empire Games Association (SAOEGA) was the first South African NOC affiliated to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The word "Empire" was changed to "Commonwealth" ( SAOCGA ) when the "British Empire Games" became the "Commonwealth Games", and "Republic" ( SAORGA ) when South Africa became a republic .
The Soweto Derby is a football rivalry between Premier Soccer League's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. [1] Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase. The rivalry is recognised as one of the biggest derbies in Africa.
The 1996 Bob Save Superbowl was the 1996 season of the South African club football (soccer) knockout tournament, then known as the Bob Save Superbowl for sponsorship reasons. [ 1 ] The tournament saw one of the iconic Soweto Derbys , with Orlando Pirates defeating Kaizer Chiefs 4–1 in the semifinal.