RC 261022947Robert Marawa
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Safa's reported decision to pay the legal fees of president Danny Jordaan and its CFO, who face fraud and theft charges, dominated the show's football debate.
- 18:22
Safa reportedly agreed to foot the legal bill for president Danny Jordaan and its CFO, who face fraud and theft charges at Palm Ridge Magistrates Court over more than R1.3 million in Safa funds.
- 18:41
A legal expert says Safa's statutes and football rules contain no step-aside provision for charged officials, though he argues it would have been proper for Jordaan to step aside while cleared.
- 18:38
Safa's CEO reportedly wrote to the court in December 2024 stating the association was never a complainant, while the case has dragged on for close to two years.
- 18:48
Safa reportedly cannot pay travel subsidies or prize money, and Northwest and Western Province have not played their provincial women's leagues for more than 18 months.
- 18:56
The guest cited a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in the 2021 Zuma case that a former president had no right to have his personal legal expenses covered by the state.