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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced the final list of the candidate nominations for the Association’s Elective Congress next month.
The Governance Committee confirmed to SAFA that incumbent President Dr Danny Jordaan and Sandile Zungu were verified as compliant candidates for the position of the Association’s President.
The nominations for various positions that will be contested next month were also under scrutiny and Mxolisi Sibam, Mzimkhulu Fina, Solomon Mkhabela, Anastasia Tsichlas, Bennett Bailey, Linda Zwane, Poobalan Govindasamy and Tankiso Modipa, among others, were confirmed for the National list.
Mosimanegape Mathe, Andile Ngconjana, Bonginkosi Job Mchunu, Kwenzakwakhe Ngwenya, Jack Maluleka, Lebogang Riet and Leanne Jonkers, among others, appear on the final Provincial list of nominees.
SAFA can also reveal that the Governance Committee confirmed Premier Soccer League (PSL) Chairman Irvin Khoza, Thokozile Madlala, Kaizer Motaung and Sifiso Biyela as the Special Member’s nominees.
The SAFA Elective Congress will be held on 12 September 2026 and the Governance Committee, which is an independent body, was tasked with dealing with any issues around the candidates, and checking whether they meet the criteria for nomination in terms of the SAFA statutes.
The Governance Committee submitted the final findings of the candidate nominations before the members of the media at SAFA House on Friday, 28 August 2026. The Committee has now confirmed the eligibility of the final list of candidates for the position of President, the National Executive Committee and the Provincial office.
Governance Committee chairman Dr Victor Mogajane, deputy chairperson Tumi Dlamini, Anzel Laubscher and Abel Ramolotja handed over the final list to SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao on Friday.
“Let me take this opportunity to thank the members of the Governance Committee who ensured that the eligibility test was conducted on time, and therefore with gratitude and confidence that we have been able to complete the exercise. The results have been submitted to the SAFA management, who will in turn communicate this to their respective nominees. We therefor believe that the process was indeed above board,” Dr Mogajane told www.safa.net on Saturday evening
The full final list is below:
SAFA Governance Committee FinalDownload
SOURCED FROM SAFA WEBSITE.