Mlungisi “Professor” Ngubane has openly backed Lucas Radebe as a potential successor to long-serving South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan. Calls for leadership renewal at theSouth African Football Associationare gaining momentum, with the SA Masters and Legends Football Association publicly backingLucas Radebeas a potential future SAFA president. “From the initial approach I received regarding this matter, I believed it was a positive initiative, considering thatDanny Jordaanis aging and might not be suited to oversee such a demanding role,” Ngubane said according toKickOff.
While acknowledging uncertainty around how a leadership transition would be implemented, Ngubane confirmed that the Masters and Legends body would support Radebe should his name be formally put forward. Ngubane also raised concerns about SAFA’s current electoral structure, arguing that the provincial voting system has entrenched existing power dynamics and limited meaningful change at the top of the organisation. “The practice of selecting or electing the SAFA president through provincial votes must be discontinued.
If we persist with this method, Jordaan is unlikely to relinquish his position, as some provinces continue to vote for him due to personal or financial alliances,” he said. According to Ngubane, the voting process itself has increasingly lost its effectiveness as a tool for accountability. “A vote is increasingly ineffective,” he added.
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“Even in political contexts, elections are held, yet ruling parties frequently remain unchanged. Globally, a handful of parties tend to dominate governance.” Despite calling for leadership renewal, Ngubane was careful to acknowledge Jordaan’s contribution to South African football during his tenure as SAFA president. “Jordaan has performed well as SAFA president,” he said.
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