SOUTH AFRICAN F.A. PRESIDENT JORDAAN TO SEEK TOP JOB IN COSAFA AS WELL

South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan is one of three candidates vying for the presidency of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) this weekend.

The election will take place at Sun City in Rustenburg in North West Province this Saturday, with COSAFA chief operating officer Sue Destombes confirming this week that Jordaan will contest the presidency alongside current COSAFA leader Suketu Patel of the Seychelles, who is also a vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and Zimbabwe Football Association president Philip Chiyangwa.

“The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations will hold its annual general meeting on Saturday, December 17 at Sun City in South Africa, where the office-bearers for the next five years will be determined,” Destombes said in a statement Wednesday.

“Elections will be held to decide the positions of president, vice-president and for the executive committee. Three nominations for the position of president were received prior to the Nov 2 deadline. These are for incumbent Suketu Patel, South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan and Zimbabwe Football Association President Philip Chiyangwa.”

Jordaan also ran for the position five years ago, but pulled out at a late stage, saying at the time that he had presented proposals to change the structure of Cosafa but it was very clear that out of the 14 countries, his proposals were always split 7-7.

“So I decided that people were not ready for a new direction and a new vision. I will continue to work in football and perhaps I must spend more time strengthening my relationships (with other African administrators) on an individual basis,” he added at that time.

Jordaan was later appointed as an adviser to CAF President Issa Hayatou. The 65-year-old Jordaan is said to be hoping to use the COSAFA presidency, should he win it, as a springboard for a future executive position at CAF, and after that at the world governing body, FIFA.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

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