New interim president of the Futsal Association of Cape Town (FACT) Allie Logday (pictured), has stated that whilst he is up for the challenge to get futsal to the highest level possible, he is realistic that the task ahead is one that will not be achieved “overnight”.
Logday,who’s already working on strategies, starting with grassroots futsal and that should be our core focus.
Logday explained to No Bones with Jones: “As the saying goes, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ and therefore I believe that we need to fix futsal from the ground up and give it the attention it deserves,
“What’s the point in having a senior set-up while the structures at the grassroots are lacking and there are no players coming through the ranks to play in the senior leagues? Over the years, I have for too long seen that players are converted from outdoor football to futsal players when they are 18 and over.
“I believe that futsal should be played from grass roots (ages 5 and upwards) so that players can develop through futsal to be technically better players, especially in 1v1 scenarios, but also with quick thinking and better ball control,” Logday added.
Logday, an entrepreneur by profession, has fortunately been around the game to witness firsthand all the highs and lows, and what is potentially needed to transform the image of the sport.
“Look, decades of politics and infighting have stifled the sport’s growth and ultimately tarnished its credibility,” Logday acknowledged. “But that is in the past and collectively we now have an opportunity to change all that.”
The 39-year-old Logday, who now has taken over the reins on an interim basis after Richard Fortune stepped down after serving in this position for three decades, says he is embracing this new venture with an open mind.
“First of all, this is not about Allie Logday and I’m definitely not one for titles, but with the position I find myself in comes the responsibility of getting futsal where it needs to be and for it to play a role in our communities,” Logday further stated. “One of the first areas I would tackle is the junior structures, which are basically non-existent.
“As recently as December 2025, the South African national team lost both their two games away in Zambia with score lines of 10-0 and 3-0, which also raised some serious questions.
Furthermore, not a single player from the Western Cape made the squad late last year which got the tongues wagging.
When probed on the scores of the national team Logday had the following to say: “What happened in Zambia with the national futsal team is no doubt embarrassing,” Logday admitted. “We have seen tremendous improvement with our 11-a-side team as they have made the knockouts of the African Nations Cup and also qualified for the 2026 World Cup.
“South Africa’s national futsal team needs to improve quickly and set realistic goals for future international competitions. I believe that if local players who are about 10-15 years of age, start playing futsal regularly, we can turn our national futsal team into a formidable powerhouse in the next 5-10 years.
Logday has vowed to do everything in his power to ensure that the best talent in the province gets selected on merit.
“As for no players being selected from Western Cape to represent the national team in the recent friendly matches versus Zambia, I want to say that we are now doing everything here in Cape Town to ensure that our players have every chance of being seen and considered as the main issue being raised by the national team selectors was that we as Western Cape were inactive for too long.
“Clearly now, that is not the case, from November 2025 up until now, we have activated futsal and been administratively compliant so that our senior players and juniors are strongly considered for national team selection,” Logady concluded.
