News & Partners
Announcements, milestones, and the partners helping to build the game in South Africa.
Latest News
South Africa will host the continental championships for the first time, welcoming Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, and Ivory Coast to St Stithians College from 1–4 December. The top men's and women's finishers qualify for the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship.
The IOC confirms lacrosse on the programme for Los Angeles 2028 in the Sixes format — the sport's first Olympic medal competition in over a century, and a generational opportunity for emerging lacrosse nations like South Africa.
South Africa is formally admitted to World Lacrosse as its 69th member — just the fourth African nation to join — giving South African players, coaches, and officials a recognised pathway into international competition.
Two teenage brothers visiting Limpopo introduce a camp of 30 children to a game none of them have seen before. The South African Lacrosse Project takes root in Vaalwater — the grassroots beginning of what would grow into SALA.
Our Partners
SALA's work is made possible by partners who believe in what sport can build. We're proud to be supported by:
Proud sponsor of the South African Lacrosse Association, supporting the growth of the game from grassroots programmes to the national teams.
Join us at the ground floor of an Olympic sport on the rise in South Africa. Partnership opportunities are open ahead of the 2026 African Sixes Championships.
Become a Partner →For media enquiries, announcements, or partnership news, get in touch with the SALA team.
