News24.com | SAFA confirms CEO Tebogo Motlanthe's immediate resignation

Safa CEO Tebogo Motlanthe confirmed that the federation’s legal team had written to Chiefs and the PSL in line with the Safa disciplinary code. Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan confirmed that chief executive officer Tebogo Motlanthe resigned and that his exit has been accepted by the organisation's National Executive Committee.

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Motlanthe also acknowledged his resignation in a Monday morning press conference and said he'll be resigning with immediate effect.

Motlanthe has been replaced by Lydia Monyepao as SAFA CEO. Monyepao was previously the organisation's chief operating officer.

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