| Jordaan up for top SAFA post - 22/11/2010 |
LOC CE Danny Jordaan has been nominated unopposed as fourth vice president of the South African Football Association. Sport24 reports that he will be officially elected at SAFA’s annual general meeting in Johannesburg on December 4. The SAFA membership will be in Johannesburg from December 3 to attend the SAFA Awards where the federation will honour various people for their contribution to the development of the beautiful game in South Africa. Sowetan can reveal that Jordaan has already signed the acceptance form to become the third elected SAFA vice president after Mandla Mazibuko and Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana.
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| Tust fund to oversee WC profits – 08/11/2010 |
South African Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani says football authorities are working on establishing a trust fund which will exist well beyond the current leadership’s term in office. The Times reports that the fund is to oversee the proceeds Safa will receive from profits of the 2010 Fifa World Cup from football’s world governing body.
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| Sedibe to step down – 18/10/2010 |
SAFA CE Leslie Sedibe is set to hand in his resignation within the next few days according to reports. Sport24 reports that Sedibe’s contract is up for renewal in December, but if a SAFA insider is to be believed, the former celebrity lawyer will not seek an extended term. The former member of the interim board of the SABC has not shown up for work in the past few days after picking up a stress-related illness. This is thought to be a direct result of a so-called divide in the national governing body, which has seen SAFA strategic manager Dennis Mumble running his own administration - parallel to Sidibe’s.
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| SAFA wants Improved TV deal – 01/10/2010 |
SAFA will enter talks with the national broadcaster later this month to discuss broadcasting rights for future Bafana Bafana matches. Sport24 reports that the current deal between expires next year and according to SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani, the South African Broadcasting Corporation will have to significantly increase their outlay if they have any hopes of securing a new deal.
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| Charted flight for Bafana to Sierra Leone – 01/10/2010for |
SAFA will charter a flight to get Bafana Bafana to Sierra Leone for their 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier against the Leone Stars on October 10, notes a report on the IoL site. ’We had an unpleasant experience with our SA under-17 squad going to Burkina Faso on a commercial flight where luggage was lost recently and want to avoid this, so we have decided to charter a flight for the game,’ said SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe. By chartering a flight, the team could leave OR Tambo Airport at 9am on October 8 and arrive in Freetown the same day, while it was still light.
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| SA confirms 2015 Nations Cup bid – 30/09/2010confirms |
SAFA has confirmed it is to bid to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, notes a BBC News report. The country intends to build on the facilities installed for this year’s successful World Cup to stage African football’s greatest prize. South Africa has organised the Nations Cup once before, winning in 1996 as it took part for the first time. ’We have put in a request to the Confederation of African Football,’ said SAFA chief Kirsten Nematandani. ’We are still (enjoying) the success of the World Cup and we hope it will be good for us in our bid to host the Nations Cup,’ he added.
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| SA confirms 2015 Nations Cup bid – 30/09/2010 |
SAFA has confirmed it is to bid to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, notes a BBC News report. The country intends to build on the facilities installed for this year’s successful World Cup to stage African football’s greatest prize. South Africa has organised the Nations Cup once before, winning in 1996 as it took part for the first time. ’We have put in a request to the Confederation of African Football,’ said SAFA chief Kirsten Nematandani. ’We are still (enjoying) the success of the World Cup and we hope it will be good for us in our bid to host the Nations Cup,’ he added.
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| Top dollar demands for Bafana rights – 20/09/2010 |
The SABC will have to cough up ’way more’ than R350-million for a new five-year contract with SAFA granting it the broadcast rights to Bafana matches. The Times reports that the current five year deal, believed to be worth R30-million a year, expires in April. SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe has laid down the law: he wants the public broadcaster to pay top dollar to retain its status as exclusive rights holders.
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| SA’s sad state of affairs – 17/09/2010 |
Still basking in the glory of having presided over a successfully-hosted World Cup, SAFA president Kirsten Nematendani suddenly finds himself enduring the pain of local football’s mediocrity at development level. The Star notes that the failure by both the national under-20 and|Under-17 squads to qualify for their respective African championships is a clear indication that all is not well with our junior football. And, as president, Nematendani is understandably disappointed. After all, it is at him that the fingers of blame will point. He is the boss, and the buck stops with him.
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| SABC to lose Bafana games? – 09/09/2010 |
SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe has once again warned the SABC they risk losing their broadcast rights for Bafana Bafana games. Sport24 reports that SAFA will hold talks with the national broadcaster next month - with Sedibe pushing for an improved deal on their current one, which expires in April. ’We know exactly what we want and we have already finalised our broadcast strategy,’ said Sedibe. ’Obviously we want to continue working with the SABC but not under these difficult conditions.’ ’We cannot continue like this because the current contract is ludicrous,’ he said.
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| Up the price but up your game too – 28/08/2010 |
How much are you willing to pay to see Bafana Bafana play? Well, according to Safa, the days of watching an inter-national fixture at a cost of a mere R30 are over. The Star reports that for next week’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Niger, tickets cost between R50 and R100 and, while this is way below what you would normally pay to see a national team from a different sporting code in this country, the soccer public will still feel the pinch. One thing is clear, however - there’s no turning back. SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe made it clear this week that R50 would be the minimum charge to watch Bafana.
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Full report in The Star
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| Up the price but up your game too – 28/08/2010 |
How much are you willing to pay to see Bafana Bafana play? Well, according to Safa, the days of watching an inter-national fixture at a cost of a mere R30 are over. The Star reports that for next week’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Niger, tickets cost between R50 and R100 and, while this is way below what you would normally pay to see a national team from a different sporting code in this country, the soccer public will still feel the pinch. One thing is clear, however - there’s no turning back. SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe made it clear this week that R50 would be the minimum charge to watch Bafana.
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| No more cheap seats – 27/08/2010 |
Football supporters will have to fork out more to watch Bafana Bafana, with SAFA announcing that the days of paying less than R50 to watch the national team are over. The Star reports that SAFA lost ’a lot of money’ arranging pre-World Cup friendlies for Bafana, for which fans paid as little as R30 to watch, but SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe maintained on Thursday the situation was untenable. ’We can’t go on like this,’ he said. ’We want to play against big teams, and they cost big money. At the moment we are arranging matches at a huge loss.’
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| Bafana friendly for the Cape? – 24/08/2010 |
SAFA and Cape Town Stadium operator SAIL/Stadefrance are on the verge of concluding a deal that could see Bafana Bafana play their first international friendly at the stadium. Earlier, SAFA said bringing Bafana Bafana to Cape Town was virtually impossible because it was too expensive, notes a report on the IoL site. But SAFA CE Leslie Sedibe said an announcement was imminent. He said SAFA was negotiating with SAIL/Stadefrance for a possible fixture before the end of the year. SAFA has been inundated with requests for the national team to play in Cape Town after the World Cup.
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| Preserving that WC feeling – 10/08/2010 |
The 2010 World Cup might have long closed but for the South African Football Association, their international friendly with Ghana is geared at sustaining the euphoria that greeted Africa’s first ever hosting of the competition, notes a My Joy Online report. Ghana’s Black Stars, who were the continent’s best ranked side at the World Cup after reaching the quarter-finals would on Wednesday, take on the 2010 host nation in a first game for both sides since the competition ended at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. For South Africa, despite their first round exit, the choice of playing Ghana could be the best appreciation to their fans for their support during the month-long event, says SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe.
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| Khoza gets ready for battle - 30/07/2010 |
The PSL top brass led by chairman Irvin Khoza is set to meet President Jacob Zuma in an attempt to garner support when they tackle SAFA. Sport24 reports that soccer-Laduma has been closely following the saga of Khoza’s battle with SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani. The two have been at loggerheads since Nematandani’s appointment as president late last year and Khoza does not seem to be giving up the fight to overthrow him.
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| SAFA want spy reports probe – 28/07/2010SAFA |
SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani has called for calm following newspaper reports that the head honchos of the local game are under surveillance. The City Press revealed in its weekend edition that Danny Jordaan, Molefi Oliphant, Mandla Mazibuko and Leslie Sedibe were all targetted and had tracking devices planted in their cars without their consent. However, it appears that financial director Gronie Hluyo had approved the installations despite the quartet’s lack of knowledge, something which Nematandani is hoping to clear up with the help of CEO Sedibe as soon as possible.
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| Jordaan for president – 26/07/2010 |
Danny Jordaan will contest Issa Hayatou for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football, notes a Sport24 report. According to the South African Football Association, Jordaan’s name will be put forward ahead of the 2011 CAF general elections. SAFA vice-president Mwelo Nonkonyana says his organisation have lofty ideals about improving soccer in Africa and feel that Jordaan is the right man to oversee their vision.
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| Assistant team manager quits – 26/07/2010 |
Bafana Bafana assistant team manager Gugu Marawa has cited ’little respect’ for new head coach Pitso Mosimane as the main reason for quitting her job. Kick Off reports that SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe apparently received a hard hitting two-page letter from Marawa, who is on the verge of being named Golden Arrows’ general manager, explaining why she was quitting SAFA. The sudden resignation will upset the national team’s preparations ahead of the international friendly against Ghana on August 11 at the Soccer City stadium.
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| R1m a month not true - 26/07/2010 |
The Department of Public Works has denied that it is demanding R1 million a month for the rent of the SAFA’s headquarters, notes a Sport24 report. According to media reports, a letter outlining the above was sent by the Public Works to SAFA, with the rumours given credence after SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani admitted to receiving the correspondence. The government body owns the site where the premises were built at a cost of R86m. ’I know about the communication between us and the Department of Public Works,’ said Nematandani. ’This issue is receiving our attention and we are talking at the highest level.’
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| WC pay-out not for bonuses – 25/07/2010 |
The R1-billion windfall SAFA will receive from FIFA for hosting the 2010 World Cup will not be spent on bonuses for soccer or government officials. The Times reports that the money, which is expected to be paid at the end of September, will be controlled by a trust and specific projects will be earmarked for funding, according to SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani. He said SAFA officials met FIFA president Sepp Blatter and FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke two days after the World Cup final and their instructions were clear.
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| Bye bye Bafana? - 22/07/2010 |
Bafana Bafana, the name of South Africa’s national soccer team, may be a thing of the past. The Times reports that this comes after SAFA bosses were told by parliamentary sports portfolio committee chairman Butana Komphela that the national soccer team’s name might be changed. The outspoken Komphela, who in the past also threatened to rename the Springboks, told SAFA leaders to either resolve the controversy surrounding the Bafana Bafana trademark ownership or do away with the name completely.
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| SAFA still in the dark - 21/07/2010 |
SAFA’s top brass says they are still in the dark as to how much money they will receive from FIFA for staging the 2010 World Cup. Sport24 reports that several recent reports claimed that the local footballing body would pocket R1bn, yet SAFA vice-president Mandla Mazibuko insists a figure has yet to be determined. ’The issue of a billion is neither here nor there. At this point in time we don’t know what is there (to be given to SAFA),’ he said during a meeting with the National Assembly’s sport and recreation committees. Mazibuko added that any money they received would be used for development.
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| Long-term contract on the cards for Sedibe - 20/07/2010 |
SAFA is likely to offer Leslie Sedibe a long-term contract as its CEO. Sedibe was appointed to the position earlier this year and was believed to be keeping the seat warm for Danny Jordaan, who left the post to head South Africa’s World Cup organising committee. The Times reports that Sedibe and Jordaan were set to go toe-to-toe for the job after the World Cup, but that looming battle now seems unlikely to take place. Sedibe was introduced as SAFA’s chief executive officer in January, after the sacking of Raymond Hack.
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| SA needs white soccer players - 20/07/2010 |
Soccer bosses want white South Africans to take more of an interest in playing soccer, saying it will make the game ’more interesting and lively’. ’We want to see people like Andy Karacinski and all those white football players we used to see in the 80s,’ said SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe. Sport24 reports that Sedibe said the non-participation of traditional Model C schools and white schools in soccer was a problem for SAFA.
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| Mashaba appointment confirmed – 20/07/2010 |
SAFA have confirmed that Ephraim ’Shakes’ Mashaba will assist Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane in addition to his U-23 duties. Sport24 reports that the move forms part of a larger reshuffle, as the body aims to standardise coaching in the national set-up. ’The lack of a unique South African style of play has been a cause for concern for many people. They have always wanted to see uniformity,’ said SAFA committee convenor Fanyana Sibanyoni.
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| Top brass faces grilling over R1bn -19/07/2010 |
Parliament is set to grill SAFA’s top brass on how the body plans to spend its R1 billion windfall from FIFA, especially in developing the game in the country. The Pretoria News reports that ANC MP and chairman of the National Assembly’s sport and recreation committee, Butana Komphela, confirmed they would be meeting football bosses to question them about plans for soccer development, for which some of the millions are earmarked. FIFA gave the local soccer body the money after the country successfully hosted the World Cup.
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| Mosimane named as new Bafana coach – 14/07/2010named |
Pitso Mosimane will become the new Bafana Bafana head coach, says SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani. It was public knowledge that the perennial number two was set to take the hotseat following the departure of Carlos Parreira, notes a report on the IoL site. The national body confirmed as much at a press conference during the World Cup, in which they revealed that Mosimane was their only candidate. Nematandani has now confirmed that the former SuperSport United coach will fill the void but there are a few stumbling blocks which need to be overcome before it can be officially announced.
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| Mosimane to go through ’due process’ – 02/07/2010 |
Pitso Mosimane will have to go through ’due process’ before being confirmed as Bafana Bafana head coach, the SAFA announced at a muddled press conference. The Star reports that confusion reigned as SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani read from a prepared statement which stated the organisation’s technical committee would first have to determine if Mosimane is ’suitable’ before his appointment can be confirmed. The technical committee will then report back to the national executive committee, Safa’s highest decision-making body which made the recommendation, within 14 days.
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| New kit sponsors for Bafana - 02/07/2010 |
Nike is reported to be lining up a shock coup d’etat by becoming official shirt sponsor of Bafana Bafana after it emerged the South African Football Association (SAFA) was close to ending its 12-year relationship with adidas. According to Business Day, adidas will have the right of first refusal when its contract with SAFA expires at the end of the year, but the two parties could go their separate ways after Nike made a presentation that impressed the football association.
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