Safa scores another own goal in Bafana Bafana visa bungle

[Grant]

The South African Football Association, led by fraud-accused president Danny Jordaan, has once again not covered itself in glory after an administrative blunder that saw Bafana Bafana unable to travel to Mexico on Sunday.
The federation’s legacy of dysfunction spans from bitter bonus disputes ahead of major tournaments to Banyana Banyana being expected to play on a sub-par pitch ahead of a Fifa World Cup appearance. Now, Bafana Bafana’s World Cup plans are the latest casualty of the national soccer federation’s incompetence.

South Africa’s senior men’s national team was scheduled to leave the country on Sunday, 31 May. However, an administrative visa blunder grounded the squad, preventing them from travelling to Pachuca, Mexico, to set up their 2026 Fifa World Cup training camp. The team was supposed to board a charter flight to Mexico City before making their way to the base.

It was a shambolic unfolding of events, to say the least. In response to yet another administrative bungle on its part, Safa issued a vague statement: “The South African senior men’s national team has experienced challenges regarding visas for some players and officials. As a result, the group could not travel to North America this morning (31 May) as originally planned.

Safa scores another own goal in Bafana Bafana visa bungle

The South African Football Association, led by fraud-accused president Danny Jordaan, has once again not covered itself in glory after an administrative blunder that saw Bafana Bafana unable to travel…

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[Sideshow Bob]

So, in this article, I learned about last time's administrative bungle that they fielded an ineligible player.

Hopefully, next time world cup article will elaborate this year's admin bungle.

 

[BrotherTheresa]

 

[ShaunSA]

The PA Difference

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[theratman]

Glad it got sorted but this quote is very accurate:

"The teams do their job on the field; the SA Football Association (Safa) sabotages it in the boardroom. It’s a story as old as South African football itself."

 

[Werner1975]

And we thought qualifying would be the toughest obstacle. Anyway, glad they are sorted. Good luck, Bafana!

 

[RedViking]

Yuck.

 

[ForceFate]

So, in this article, I learned about last time's administrative bungle that they fielded an ineligible player.

Hopefully, next time world cup article will elaborate this year's admin bungle.

My bet is on late submission.

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061466250551738670

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061720825397444873

 

[ponder]

Laduuuuuma!

 

[ISP cash cow]

Shouldn't the Visas have been secured months ago already?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Shouldn't the Visas have been secured months ago already?

SAFA isn't known for being wildly proactive, or competent.

 

[ForceFate]

Shouldn't the Visas have been secured months ago already?

Squads were only finalised a week or so ago.

 

[rustypup]

Cancel all this noise. Adds nothing of value.

 

[ShaunSA]

Squads were only finalised a week or so ago.

Guess they had a hard time finding traitors who will bend the knee for nazis

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

I hope they booked return tickets

 

[ForceFate]

Guess they had a hard time finding traitors who will bend the knee for nazis

Standard practice all over the world. WC squads are finalised almost around the same period.


With regards to running in front of nazis, even Jesse Owens ran in front of Hitler.

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

"...fraud-accused president Danny Jordaan..."

Classy.