Parliament told of alleged fraud in SAFA regional elections
The SAFA elections are only three weeks away from now.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) elections, held in the Sarah Baartman region of the Eastern Cape, have been marred by allegations of fraud, according to SAFA Vice-President Bennet Bailey. Bailey claimed that two members of the Football Transformation Forum (FTF), Mzimkhulu Fina and Chris Tyhawana, brought vetting forms and results to the regional elections without auditors present, excluding candidates who did not support SAFA President Danny Jordaan's re-election.
Bailey's organization, Save Our SAFA, claims that the auditors have disowned the vetting forms, and a case has been opened with the police. The Chairperson of Save Our SAFA, Lebogang Riet, stated that the elections were stolen and had sent letters to SASCOC, CAF, and FIFA to intervene, but there was no response. The upcoming elections, only three weeks away on 12 September 2026, are under scrutiny, with concerns about their fairness and integrity.
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