'Rescue SAFA!' Pressure mounts on Danny Jordaan as ousted vice-president leads charge for change

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Njabulo Ngidi

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Ria Ledwaba has gone from one of Danny Jordaan's trusted ally as her deputy at SAFA to his fiercest critic. ( Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Ria Ledwaba's press conference in Randburg on Wednesday to address her ban from all football activities by the South African Football Association (SAFA) drew out several former high-ranking members of the association who fell out with its president, Danny Jordaan.

Ledwaba, SAFA's former vice-president, fell out with Jordaan when she challenged him for the organisation's presidency in 2022, and since then she has been waging a legal battle with SAFA.

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