The South African Football Association (SAFA) Appeal Board has ruled that 19 November will be the decisive date in the ongoing matter between Safa Cape Town and Lutfeyah Abrahams.
Abrahams was accused by SAFA Cape Town of submitting a fraudulent insurance claim to SAFA’s insurer, Delphisure, on behalf of her late husband, Fuad Abrahams, who passed away in 2019. The region alleged that Fuad was not a registered player at the time of his death.
The matter was scheduled to be heard on Wednesday. However, SAFA Cape Town once again failed to appear before the Appeal Board, resulting in the case being removed from the roll. Instead, the region submitted a letter requesting a postponement, citing short notice. The Appeal Board granted the application and postponed the matter to 19 November 2026
This latest postponement follows a series of delays. When the matter was first set down for hearing on 12 October 2022, SAFA Cape Town applied for a postponement, and the hearing was moved to 25 October 2022. On that date, the region again requested a postponement, claiming that its legal representative was unavailable.
The matter was subsequently postponed to 31 October 2022. On that occasion, SAFA Cape Town informed Abrahams’ legal team that it intended referring the dispute to arbitration. While Abrahams’ legal representatives were present and ready to proceed with the case, SAFA Cape Town failed to appear.
After repeated delays and non-appearances by the region, all eyes are now on 19 November when the Appeal Board is expected to finally hear the matter.
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