Overview
- Jordaan won re-election at SAFA’s elective congress on Saturday, September 12, receiving 157 votes to Sandile Zungu’s 82 according to the association’s announcement.
- SAFA’s National Executive Committee disqualified four regions from the vote for failing to hold required internal elections, and commentators reported conflicting totals for available votes ranging from about 260 to 265.
- The campaign period saw repeated allegations from Zungu’s camp of money offers and regional interference, and Zungu signalled he may seek legal remedies after accepting defeat reluctantly.
- SAFA said several delegates received death threats ahead of the congress, the police were notified and security at the Midrand venue was tightened to protect voters.
- Critics including former CEO Dennis Mumble have urged a rewrite of SAFA’s constitution, while Jordaan remains under 2024 fraud/theft charges and SAFA reported a net loss in 2024/25, issues that will shape calls for accountability during his fourth term.