| Soccer in South Africa | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Governing body | SAFA |
| National team(s) | South Africa |
| Nickname(s) | Bafana Bafana (National team) |
| First played | late-19th century |
| Registered players | 1,469,410 (registered) 4,540,410 (total) |
| Clubs | 900 |
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International competitions | |
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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 Premiership and the National First Division. The main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 Cup.
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- ^ "Introduction to SAFA". SAFA.net. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.