Has SAFA Cape Town president, Bennett Bailey (pictured left), bitten off more than what he can chew?
Well, it appears it could be indeed the case after Bailey’s Safa National employer started to turn the screws on him following his intentions to run against the organisation’s president, Danny Jordaan (pictured right), in the upcoming elections scheduled for September.
Jordaan has now ensured that Bailey’s duties and privileges are a thing of the past after the SAFA National Vice President Linda Zwane has confirmed that he was co-opted Executive Committee Member of COSAFA for the 2026–2029 term following the annual COSAFA Congress and elections held in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17 May 2026.
Jordaan’s organisations also axed Bailey from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) where he served as a member on the legal committee and was replaced by the other current vice-president of the SAFA, Natasha Tshiclas.
It’s crystal clear that Jordaan is not going to sit back and allow a small fry like Bailey to prevent him from taking up office for a fourth consecutive term as head of SA football.
After all, it was Jordaan’s influence that created a pathway for Bailey to gain prominence on a national and international level and similarly he is now out to avenge the Cape Town football boss in Bailey.
Now, things don’t end there for the Buffalo as Bailey is known, as there are several other pertinent issues and fires he has to put – not to mention legal battles which are looming such as the issue with the Sport Stepping Stones Foundation which pertains to the ‘missing’ funds from the Palestine Football for Humanity initiative in 2024 – as well as the Wayne Weitz-saga that is also still pending.
Meanwhile, it was communicated to No Bones with Jones that the region’s General Secretary, Reyaad Joseph, was nearly thrown out of a recent SAFA Congress meeting as he questioned the suspension of Monde Montshiwa, Gladwin White, Lebogang Riet and Bhuda Mathathe, which is said to be pro Bailey.
This behaviour from the region’s second in command was rather ironic as the Langa-Ndabeni LFA was victimized and taken to task for exercising their democratic right. So, what is good for the goose is not good for the gander? The Cape’s Mother body has also subsequently withdrawn its amendments proposals to the constitution.
Our website has also gathered that the region is consulting with its legal team to allegedly prepare for another legal battle with Langa-Ndabeni LFA after the latter sought legal intervention during the region’s elections at the University of the Western Cape recently.
