CLOSING DATE FOR LEAGUE AFFILIATION & ENTRIES

Clubs / schools who want to affiliate with this league must do so before the final entries closing date for league 4 on Wednesday 03 June 2026. The final date for athletes to pre-register for this league will also be Wednesday 03 June 2026. After this date no further affiliation and entries will be accepted for the remainder of the 2026 season of the AFS Fezile Dabi Cross Country Running League. Entries for leagues 1-4 will close on the Wednesday prior to the upcoming league. After entries for league 4 closed, it will no longer be possible to affiliate with, or enter athletes to participate in the upcoming league events thereafter.

SCHOOLS TAKE NOTE

• Please take note of the difference between Schools Cross Country Running (SASA) and Athletics South Africa Cross Country Running (ASA). This league is an ASA league.
• Scholars who want participate for their school in this ASA league can only do so if their school is affiliated as a club with ASA. All athletes must have a valid ASA license for this league.
• Scholars of schools that are affiliated with both ASA and SASA may participate in both SASA and ASA Cross Country Running events.
• ASA and SASA operate independently and there are significant differences between ASA and SASA qualification standards, team selection requirements, obligations, and liability.
• Due to the differences between ASA and SASA, the achievements, results, and outcomes between them are not interchangeable for the purpose of qualification and team selection. Athletes must comply with the requirements and qualify for each federation independently.
• An ASA-affiliated school is essentially an ASA club that is affiliated with the same name as the school.
• It is for each school to decide whether, or not, to grant recognition and merit for scholars who participate in ASA events. Athletes must please confirm this with their schools to avoid disappointment.