{"id":10698,"date":"2013-09-30T07:24:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/danny-jordaan-to-head-south-africa-fa\/"},"modified":"2013-09-30T07:24:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:24:05","slug":"danny-jordaan-to-head-south-africa-fa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/danny-jordaan-to-head-south-africa-fa\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Jordaan to Head South Africa FA"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Danny Jordaan is the new President of the South African Football Association after winning the two-man contest for the position.}}<\/p>\n

Jordaan, who played a key role in the successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, coasted to a landslide victory.<\/p>\n

He polled 162 votes against 88 for the other candidate Mandla Mazibuko.
\nPrevious president, Kirsten Nematandani, was not nominated by any of the 52 Safa regions.<\/p>\n

Jordaan, a 62-year-old native of Port Elizabeth and former member of parliament for the ruling African National Congress, will face many challenges during his four-year term of office.<\/p>\n

He will take on issues surrounding development structures, administration, finance, and poor results for both the senior and age-limit national teams.<\/p>\n

South Africa failed to make the 2014 World Cup qualification play-offs in Africa after being held at home and losing away against lowest Group A seeds Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Jordaan was recently named an advisor to Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou following several unsuccessful bids for a seat on the executive committee of the African governing body.<\/p>\n

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