SAFA presidential candidate Sandile Zungu has explained one of the reasons he agreed to contest the position ahead of this weekend’s elections.
Zungu is set to go head-to-head with incumbent SAFA president Danny Jordaan, who has held the position since 2013.
The AmaZulu president was also asked whether Jordaan should have stepped aside while facing a fraud case, with the matter involving his co-accused postponed to 27 November 2026 as they continue to prove their innocence.
Zungu said conscience should have played a role in Jordaan’s decision, adding that those in leadership positions, or organisations above SAFA such as SASCOC, should have intervened.
“Conscience preached in our religious institutions, talks to unembeza in Zulu [conscience], that I’m accused of defrauding my organisation, I have to volunteer to step aside and prove myself in an open process that those accusations are incorrect,” said Zungu on MSW.
“Or at worst, the people who are leading with must display leadership by persuading you to do the honourable thing – step aside.
“I’ll also go far as saying, organisations above that, who are responsible for administration anything sport, specifically SASCOC, I’d expect them to have a word about that. So, along the way there are a lot of people who have abdicated their responsibility.”
Zungu added that one of the reasons he agreed to throw his hat into the ring for the SAFA presidency is his desire to be involved in initiatives that look after the interests of Black people, particularly because football is widely perceived as a Black people’s sport in South Africa
‘They Are Pulling Football To The Lowest’
“Trust me sponsors are watching and therefore it’s sad that sport, which in the general public is perceived to be the black sport, football in SA it’s perceived to be black sport,” he continued.
“Like rugby, it’s perceived to be a white sport, notwithstanding the spectacular conduct of the captain [Siya Kolisi] and others. But rugby has extended its reach beyond colours.
“But the black sport managed by black people, are pulling it to lowest level. And that’s one of the reasons I agreed to put my hand in the ring because I can’t take it.
“I’ve led businesses like black business counsel when I could have plied my trade elsewhere, but I said I feel very strongly about things that are looking after the interests of black people.”
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