'You will not silence me': Ledwaba calls for FIFA to disband SAFA's leadership
Former SAFA vice-president Ria Ledwaba is demanding an apology from SAFA following their U-turn on banning her from all football activities and labelling her person non grata. The former SAFA vice-president called on FIFA to act on the controversial association whose offices were raided by the Hawks earlier this month.
The former SAFA vice-president is involved in a protracted legal battle against the association she deputised for from 2018 until 2022, when she failed to topple Danny Jordaan in the race for SAFA's presidency. Instead of responding to the lawyers, SAFA instead wrote back to Ledwaba on 20:20 on Tuesday telling her they have lifted the ban but added a disclaimer that hinted that the battle is far from over.
The first woman to own a professional club in South African football, and also the first to be SAFA's vice-president, is going ahead, full steam with her fight with the association. "They have to apologise to me, South Africans, Africans and to the world – to say that they made a mistake. They must go out there and apologise. I want that apology.
Mooka and Mokoena's complaint highlights governance failures from the association and also adds the accusation that SAFA money was used for Jordaan's personal gain. "They come and establish what they call a normalisation committee. Meaning that they normalise the federation, so that they can have checks and balances . They have done it to many federations in the world. I am calling on them to do exactly that. Let's save our football."
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