South African Football Association
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The South African Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football in South Africa, including organizing national teams and domestic competitions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African Football Association canonical | 19 |
| SAFA | 2 |
| Football Association of South Africa | 1 |
| South African Soccer Association | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1411568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Football Association Context triple: [Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., association, South African Football Association]
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A.
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team, nicknamed Bafana Bafana, represents South Africa in international men's soccer and is known for winning the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Nigeria Football Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing football activities and competitions in Nigeria, including the administration of its national teams.
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C.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the governing body of football in Africa, responsible for overseeing continental competitions, regulations, and development of the sport across its member nations.
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D.
Jordan Football Association
The Jordan Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football activities and national teams in Jordan.
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E.
AmaZulu F.C.
AmaZulu F.C. is a professional South African football club based in Durban that competes in the country’s top-tier league.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Football Association Target entity description: The South African Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football in South Africa, including organizing national teams and domestic competitions.
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A.
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team, nicknamed Bafana Bafana, represents South Africa in international men's soccer and is known for winning the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Nigeria Football Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing football activities and competitions in Nigeria, including the administration of its national teams.
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C.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the governing body of football in Africa, responsible for overseeing continental competitions, regulations, and development of the sport across its member nations.
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D.
Jordan Football Association
The Jordan Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football activities and national teams in Jordan.
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E.
AmaZulu F.C.
AmaZulu F.C. is a professional South African football club based in Durban that competes in the country’s top-tier league.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football association
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non-profit organization ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ |
| affiliatedTo |
Confederation of African Football
ⓘ
COSAFA ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
FIFA ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| foundedByMergerOf |
South African Football Association
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Football Association of South Africa
South African Soccer Federation ⓘ
surface form:
South African National Football Association
South African Football Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South African Soccer Association
South African Soccer Federation ⓘ |
| governsNationalTeam |
South Africa national football team
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South Africa under-17 national football team ⓘ South Africa under-20 national football team ⓘ South Africa under-23 national football team ⓘ South Africa women's national football team ⓘ |
| governsSport | association football ⓘ |
| hasMember |
provincial football associations in South Africa
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regional football associations in South Africa ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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surface form:
Johannesburg
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| jurisdiction | football in South Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Afrikaans
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English ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ Zulu ⓘ |
| organizesCompetition |
ABC Motsepe League
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SAFA Second Division ⓘ SASOL Women's League ⓘ South Africa national football team matches ⓘ Nedbank Cup ⓘ
surface form:
South African FA Cup
|
| overseesLeagueSystem |
South African Premier Division
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surface form:
South African football league system
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| recognizesLeague | Premier Soccer League ⓘ |
| regulates |
club licensing in South African football
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disciplinary matters in South African football ⓘ player registrations in South African football ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coaching education in South African football
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development of football in South Africa ⓘ grassroots football development in South Africa ⓘ referee development in South African football ⓘ regulation of football in South Africa ⓘ women's football development in South Africa ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName |
South African Football Association
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SAFA
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| significantEvent | readmission to FIFA after apartheid era ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | national football federation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.safa.net/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South African Football Association Description of subject: The South African Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football in South Africa, including organizing national teams and domestic competitions.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
South Africa national football team
→
governingBodyAbbreviation
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South African Football Association
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this entity surface form:
SAFA
South African Football Association
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shortName
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South African Football Association
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
SAFA
South African Football Association
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foundedByMergerOf
→
South African Football Association
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
South African Soccer Association
South African Football Association
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foundedByMergerOf
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South African Football Association
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Football Association of South Africa