In 1951 SA African Football Association (SAAFA), SA Indian Football Association (SAIFA) and SA Coloured Football Association (SACFA) formed the "multi-racial" South African Soccer Federation (SASF); The SA Bantu Football Association (SABFA) continued to remain outside Federation.

In 1961, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) suspended the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) due to the apartheid policies of the South African government. However, this ban was lifted in 1963 when FASA announced it would send an all-white team to the 1966 World Cup, and an all-black team to the 1970 World Cup. However, continued apartheid practices led South Africa’s expulsion from the Olympic Movement in 1970.

Finally, in 1992 unity was achieved between "establishment" and "non-racial" soccer federations. Local, Provincial, and National amateur soccer leagues were reorganized along non-racial, democratic principles. South Africa was re-admitted to international soccer. In 1993 the South African Football Association was formed on non-racial, democratic principles. In 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in the first democratic elections in the country's history. "Madiba" attended the South Africa vs. Zambia match after his inauguration, before a huge crowd of 80,000 spectators at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.

Soccer is a game in which there are 11 players on each team on the field at one time. The field itself is interchangeable with a rugby field, and in South Africa stadiums are shared between the two sports. The goal in soccer is to get the ball into the opponents’ goal by touching it only with your feet.