Shock as porn mogul-linked company backs Jordaan's presidential campaign

SFT founder has built a solid footprint in sports and events

- By Kgomotso Mokoena and Setumo Stone

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Safa national executive committee (NEC) members are at loggerheads after a controversial company, Sports Fusion Technology (SFT), established by an adult entertainment businessman, entered the football space after being roped in by the Football Transformation Forum (FTF), which is spearheading Safa president Danny Jordaan's presidential election campaign.

A Sunday World company search has revealed that businessman Arthur Calamaras, who is a major player in the porn industry, was the sole director of SFT, but fascinatingly, he resigned last week, on February 5, from the company.

On the same day of the resignation, Cape Town businessman Aidan Daniel Soule took over as director. The company remains active, indicating a transfer of control rather than closure.

The company has built a substantial footprint in sports and events through companies such as Global Sports, Global Sports and Entertainment Agency, SA Music Festival and Women's Rugby South Africa.