The South African Football Association (SAFA) is undergoing one of its toughest moments with internal strife and financial struggles continuing to haunt the organization.
One of the important National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings scheduled for March 29, 2025, has been delayed, joining the queue of procrastination on the destiny of seasoned president Danny Jordaan.
Jordaan, who has been in charge of SAFA since 2013, is under growing pressure in the wake of allegations of financial mismanagement, governance failures, and failing to secure sustainable sponsorships.
The recent uproar comes after SAFA missed payment of employees’ salaries for the second time in three months, adding to calls for a leadership change.
A SAFA internal message by CEO Lydia Monyepao made the postponement of the NEC meeting public, attributing it to “matters beyond our control.”
However, sources within SAFA suggest that the real reason lies in growing divisions within the NEC on whether to back or dump Jordaan.
Jordaan’s stewardship, formerly defined by winning the bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, has been dogged by accusations of financial corruption, most particularly the diversion of the R500 million FIFA Legacy Trust.
Now that SAFA is burdened with mounting debt and cannot pay its fiscal obligations—most specifically a R22 million loan from FIFA—dissatisfaction has reached an all-time high.
This crisis starts at the top,” one insider stated. “We must have new leadership to restore credibility and economic solvency.”
With the NEC session on hold, SAFA’s future hangs in the balance, as does that of Jordaan’s presidency. Whether change is indeed on the horizon, though, is yet to be determined.
Below is the postponement message:
