EFF statement on the arrest of SAFA president Danny Jordaan for misuse of R1.3 million of SAFA money for his personal benefit
13 November 2024
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is not surprised by the reported arrest of South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan for fraud, and allegedly misusing RI .3 million of the footballing association's money for his personal benefit.
According to reports, Jordaan has been arrested alongside SAFA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Gronie Hluyo and a businessman by the name of Trevor Neethling. The involvement of the CFO reveals a deliberate and coordinated theft of SAFA money by its principal and the custodian of its funds.
Jordaan and his co-conspirators stand accused of utilising SAFA money to hire a private security company for personal protection, and to hire a public relations company without the approval of the SAFA board, a gross misuse of funds which could provide support to millions of talented and aspirant football players.
The EFF has long identified Danny Jordaan as a corrupt ANC-deployee in SAFA, who has no sophisticated knowledge of football or sports in general, and exists in the association as a proxy for corrupt ANC interests. It has been a wonder for all logical citizens of this country how someone can move from being a Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, to a President of a footballing association, without any verifiable track-record in the footballing world.