The South African Football Association (SAFA) deputy president Linda Ka Zwane has called for a stronger focus on women’s inclusion in football during a recent address to D-license coaching students.

Speaking to the class on January 14, Linda emphasised that women should be integrated into football programmes not as tokens, but as catalysts for transformation within the sport.

“We must make it fashionable that every course or programme we are able to encompass the element of women in it, not as a token, but as trying to transform the society, particularly football in the country,” he said.

Linda highlighted several priorities for improving football development in the eMalahleni Local Football Association (LFA) and the broader Nkangala region.
He stressed that coaching classes should reflect the local communities they serve and called for better recruitment of female coaches to strengthen all-female national teams.

The deputy president also urged coaches to actively utilise their qualifications, particularly pointing to the investment made by Glencore in football development.

“Coaches must not sit at home while these qualifications collect dust. There is a lot of work to be done to bolster both the national teams – Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana,” he added.

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