South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan's former associate Russell Paul is set to return to the body as CEO in the country's bid to host the 2027 Fifa Women's World Cup, TimesLIVE has it from impeccable sources.
Safa will hold an NEC meeting on Saturday at Safa House in Nasrec, where Paul, a former acting CEO at Safa, is expected to be announced as head of the country's bidding committee for the 2027 showpiece.
Also expected to serve on the bidding committee is former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and retired judge Sisi Khampepe, though their availability to serve as chairperson and head of legal matters is yet to be confirmed or accepted by them. Countries bidding to host the 2027 tournament are scheduled to submit their bids to Fifa on December 8. February is reserved for Fifa to organise on-site inspections of bidding countries.
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