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Safa appoints Advocate Motlanthe as new acting CEO with immediate effect

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, there are developments at Nasrec where the South African Football Association (Safa) has announced the appointment of advocate Tebogo Motlanthe as the new acting CEO.

Safa issued a statement on Saturday, confirming Gay Mokoena’s successor with immediate effect with the country’s football governing body saying Motlanthe was part of their legal team.

The appointment comes after a number of media reports that Mokoena did not see eye-to-eye with president Danny Jordaan in the day-to-day running of the organization, and Mokoena resigned from his interim role a few weeks ago.

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“The South African Football Association (SAFA) NEC has unanimously endorsed the appointment of Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe as the new Acting CEO of the organization,” Safa confirmed in a statement.