The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) shadow sports minister Tsepo Mhlongo has refused to accede to the demands from the SA Football Association (Safa) that he retract “unfounded remarks and defamatory statements” he made a few months ago by Friday or face legal action.
Safa spokesperson Dominic Chimhavi told TimesLIVE on Thursday that the association will at this stage not comment as “the matter is now in the hands of the lawyers”.
“I will not apologise for simply doing my job and holding Safa accountable. I will not withdraw any statement‚” Mhlongo insisted. Mhlongo insists that Safa and Jordaan need to be investigated by an independent body for allegedly running the football governing body with an iron fist with no regard for governance guidelines.The spat began after Mhlongo called for Jordaan’s suspension in comments that were published in the media in the wake of a damning leaked report from former acting CEO Gay Mokoena in April.
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