Clubs up in arms nationwide as Safa fails to fork out R10m it owes

Association accused of not paying grants and prize-money

- By Bongani Mdakane

The South African Football Association (Safa) is accused by clubs across the country of owing them more than R10-million in unpaid grants, travelling allowance and competition prizes.

The clubs, which ply their trade in the Sasol Women's League in nine provinces, have received only part of the money due to them, ranging from R5000 to R9750.

The money was paid to the clubs two weeks ago, after a long battle with the cash-strapped football association.

The clubs have been fighting with Safa since 2023, demanding that the organisation led by controversial president Danny Jordaan pay up the money owed to them.

The women's league, which is sponsored by chemicals and energy giant Sasol, has been marred by controversy in which 144 teams participating in the competition found themselves in a sticky situation as they did not have any funds to operate. This led to some of the club owners heading to court to force Safa to pay up.