Danny Jordaan is set to appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court on Wednesday to face charges of fraud and theft.
It is alleged Jordaan misused R1.3 million in association funds for personal gain.Civil society group Not In My Name International has urged South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan pending the resolution of criminal charges against him.
Jordaan is accused of unauthorised spending, including hiring the PR firm Grit Communications to manage his reputation. He is accused of employing a communications company to improve his image after former ANC MP Jennifer Ferguson alleged he had raped her in 2017. “We’re also calling on the minister, Mr. Gayton MacKenzie, to help Mr. Jordaan realise that South Africa needs clean governance of Safa. We encourage him to step down until this issue has been dealt with.”
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