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Banyana Banyana on the field of play.
The wage dispute between defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions, Banyana Banyana, and the South African Football Association (SAFA), has been resolved.
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Speaking after the SAFA Congress held in Sandton, SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao, acknowledged that match bonuses weren’t paid, but said the matter has now been settled.
The players refused to attend a scheduled training session in Casablanca, on Thursday ahead of the Wafcon tournament starting in Morocco, next weekend, due to unpaid wages. They haven’t received their wages for the training camps attended and international friendlies played in April and June.
Stand-offs between national teams and football’s governing body have become regular occurrences.
Banyana also downed tools ahead of the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand because their win bonuses were not finalised.
Meanwhile, nothing has come from the planned motion for Danny Jordaan to step aside as President of the South African Football Association. At least four SAFA regions intended to table the motion at today’s SAFA Congress in Sandton, but the matter was not even discussed.
The disgruntled regions wanted Jordaan temporarily removed because of his ongoing court case after he was arrested and charged for fraud, last year. He is out on bail. Jordaan enjoys huge support from the SAFA NEC and the majority of the Association’s 52 regions.
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