The South African Football Association (SAFA) is once again putting out fires amid claims of financial mismanagement.
SAFA’s latest fightback stems from a Friday report by the Mail & Guardian, detailing SAFA’s financial troubles over the years under the leadership of Danny Jordaan, who has been president of local football’s governing body since 2013.
In the report, it’s stated, amongst other things, that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn three theft charges against Jordaan and chief financial officer Grony Hluyo and that payments of R888,339 were made to the President Hotel and not to Jordaan.
However, they still face three fraud charges and one of conspiracy totalling over R1.1 million, and the case was postponed to 15 August 2025.
SAFA has insisted that there’s no “missing money,” as alleged.
“The South African Football Association (SAFA) has dismissed the latest claim that there is money missing at the association,” said SAFA on Saturday.
“As recently as Saturday, 28 June 2025, SAFA once again submitted an unqualified audit report, which was tabled before the association’s highest decision-making body, the Congress, and it was then approved by the Congress held at the Sandton Convention Centre.
“The meeting in Sandton dealt with various issues, including the financial statement, which was approved unanimously by all of the SAFA members. We must state clearly that since 1991, SAFA has submitted unqualified audit reports, and there has never been a year where we did not table an audited financial report,” further reads the statement.
“On the question of money missing at SAFA, we have issued several statements and addressed this claim, including on 5 May 2025, 16 March 2024, and 8 March 2024, and said there is no money missing at SAFA. Let us reiterate, there is no money missing from SAFA.
“The ability to sign our cheques is the responsibility of the SAFA CEO, the CFO, and the COO, and no other person can sign on behalf of the association.”
Jordaan has accused a section of the media of “beating the same drum over the last year,” accusing them of being at the forefront of attacks against him.
The SAFA elections are scheduled for next year, and Jordaan is in his third term.
“In any position in a democracy, you cannot give yourself a position, and you cannot decide when you stay and when you go. That is the responsibility of our 52 regions; they will decide who their president should be,” said the SAFA president recently.
