Soccer In South Africa
Football is the most popular sport in South Africa. The governing body is the South African Football Association. The country's top league is the Premier Soccer League, while the main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup, Telkom Knockout, MTN 8, and the Telkom Charity Cup.
Read more about Soccer In South Africa: History, Football Association, League System, International Tournaments, South African Players Abroad
Famous quotes containing the words soccer, south and/or africa:
“If we were doing this in the Falklands they would love it. It’s part of our heritage. The British have always been fighting wars.”
—British soccer fan. quoted in Independent (London, Dec. 23, 1988)
“The South Wind is a baker.”
—Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)
“I have a fair amount of faith that women won’t sit back and allow South Africa to become a totally male-dominated new society. The women in South Africa have shown that they are strong, and I think they will make their voices heard.”
—Paula Hathorn (b. c. 1962)