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'I need him to explain to me': Sports minister calls on Danny Jordaan to answer for SAFA shenanigans

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Zizi Kodwa, South Africa's minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, has taken a dim view of SAFA's legal issues (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)
Zizi Kodwa, South Africa's minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, has taken a dim view of SAFA's legal issues (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)
Ashley Vlotman

Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has sought an audience with the president of the South African Football Association (SAFA) Danny Jordaan to discuss various issues affecting the association. 

At the top of the list of Kodwa's concerns is the association's treatment of former vice-president Ria Ledwaba as well as the criminal investigation led by the Hawks in relation to the conduct of Jordaan. 

Members of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation raided SAFA's offices on 8 March, confiscating external hard drives, a laptop and a USB. 

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