Orienteering Federation of South Africa

Author Archive: Richard

First events of the year

  We have three events to start off the year.    1st Feb – Come and Try It at Northcliff, Johannesburg; 1st Feb – Urban Event at Constantia, Cape Town; 8th Feb – Urban Event at Riversands, Midrand. Come to…
Read more

2026 Orienteering Calendar

This year’s calendar is now available at 2026 Events – Orienteering Federation of South Africa. Be sure to check it for time to time for the event sheets and additional events.

National Squads

Applications for membership of the SAOF Junior and Senior national orienteering squads are now open.  Please find attached the 2026 Seasonal Policy. * You will find the application at the back of the document * The deadline for submission is…
Read more

Orienteering World Cup Round 1

The Orienteering World Cup round 1 is this weekend in Olten Switzerland. You can follow the liver results and watch the races on streaming. Full details at https://orienteering.sport/…/orienteering…/welcome/ The Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland begins on Friday and we…
Read more

National Senior and Junior Squads

The SAOF is pleased to announce that the window for applications to the 2024 Senior or Junior National Squads is now open.  The application form is included in the appendix of the 2024 Seasonal Policy lined below. The closing date for applications…
Read more

Updated SAOF Constitution and Safeguarding Policy

An update constitution and safeguarding policies were approved at the recent SAOF AGM at Maretlwane. Amendments to the Constitution SAOF Constitution The main change to the constitution was the addition of a clause about Public Benefit Organisation Requirements. It was…
Read more

Expedition Africa becomes an Associate Member of the SAOF

The SAOF is pleased to announce that Expedition Africa has been granted Associate Member status of the South African Orienteering Federation (SAOF). On 24 November 2022, the SAOF received an application from Expedition Africa to become an Associate Member of…
Read more

High Performance Squads

The SAOF Selection Committee is pleased to announce the selection of the following athletes into the High Performance squads for 2023. Senior Squad (4): Michael Crone, Brian Gardner, Carl Holmes, Nicholas Mulder, Sarah Wimberley Junior Squad (8): Connor Bell, Matthew Dos…
Read more

Expedition Africa becomes an Associate Member of the SAOF

Expedition Africa becomes and Associate Member of the SAOF The SAOF is pleased to announce that Expedition Africa has been granted Associate Member status of the South African Orienteering Federation (SAOF). On 24 November 2022, the SAOF received an application…
Read more