Zungu claims attempts to destabilize regions aligned to him

Zungu claims attempts to destabilize regions aligned to him. Skip to content Menu Home | Zungu claims attempts to destabilize regions aligned to him SAFA presidential candidate Zungu Image Credits : AmaZulu website SABC News 8 September 2026, 16:54 [SAST] Reports of destabilizing regions aligned to SAFA presidential candidate Sandile Zungu and disqualifying others have surfaced ahead of the football body’s elective congress on Saturday.

What happened

And reports of attempts to destabilize regions and disqualify those who have declared their support for Zungu have now surfaced ahead of the elective congress. Reports of destabilizing regions aligned to Zungu and disqualifying others have surfaced. Some regions, which are clearly forcefully pushing for change, there was an attempt to change leadership, which didn’t succeed,” Zungu explains. Image Credits : X | @AmaZuluFootball SABC Sport 8 September 2026, 07:19 [SAST] SAFA presidential candidate Sandile Zungu is confident that, together with his team, they have done enough to secure the required number of regions to win the elections.

To win the elections, you need at least 28 of the 52 regions, and Zungu believes that they have done more than enough to win the regions over. It’s led by a formidable group of individuals leading regions and serving in the NEC, some of them,” says Zungu. But Zungu is unfazed and says they are aiming much higher than 50 plus one, and has also thanked regions that have been bold about their support for him, with some remaining underground for fear of victimisation.

The wider picture

Zungu has revealed that a fraud charge has been laid in the Northern Cape against prominent SAFA NEC members and that they aren’t taking it lightly and are consulting their legal representatives. All eyes will be on the presidential election, with incumbent Danny Jordaan and Zungu the only two candidates. The votes are made up of the 52 regions that have four votes each, the Premier Soccer League with six votes, associate members who have 10 votes and NEC members with 41 votes.

“There’s an attempt at destabilizing regions, but it will not succeed. You may be aware that a charge was laid in the Northern Cape against the SAFA President and SAFA CEO,” says Zungu. “We are seething with anger with what has been done to regions. Zungu says he and his team aren’t taking these reports lightly and are in consultations with their legal representatives. Skip to content Menu Home | Sandile Zungu confident he has the numbers to win SAFA elections AmaZulu FC President, Sandile Zungu.

What has been reported

Zungu will go against the incumbent Danny Jordaan for the top seat. When the campaign started, we counted that the regions that we commanded were quite significant, feisty but possibly in the minority. We did not believe that our counterpart was necessarily commanding the majority either. ” “In actual fact, we believe that he commanded less than ours, but there were a lot of regions that were in the middle, which we call swing regions. ” “We have done remarkable work to win the confidence and support of those swing regions.

It must be a clean sweep; by the way, we are not just talking about the regions; we are talking about winning the hearts and minds of NEC members who will be voting this time around,” he adds. I said to some of them, they didn’t have to come out and declare support for Zungu because we know the reactions can be quite harsh, suspensions and so on. But the 59-year-old businessman remains confident he’ll win the elections and says the time for dirty tricks is over.

Among those invited to attend the four-yearly event are World Football’s governing body, FIFA, CAF, COSAFA, SASCOC and Sports Minister Gayton Mckenzie. The chairman of the portfolio committee on Sports, Arts and Culture has also been invited to observe.

What happens next

Under normal circumstances, with everyone eligible to vote, a candidate will need to garner at least 133 votes to be elected. However, four NEC members are currently expelled. There’s an attempt at committing electoral fraud. Among the NEC members who have been expelled and disqualified from voting are Gladwin White, Monde Montshiwa, Lebogang Riet and Bhuda Mathathe. Our legends have been disqualified in the forthcoming elections, and we believe unjustly so. “As I am talking, there are consultations with legal people to see how to take that matter forward, and trust me, we take it very seriously.

Notwithstanding, we will win these elections. ” Parliamentary briefings have revealed that SAFA’s current liabilities heavily outweigh its assets, leaving the organisation on the brink of bankruptcy.

The report has been compiled by The Daily Waves using information reported across sabcnews.com. Details are presented according to the information available at the time of publication and may change as authorities, organisers or other relevant parties provide updates.