

The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The association, through a letter from CEO Tebogo Motlanthe, issued a stern warning to candidates not to present themselves to the public before the final list of nominees has been approved by the governance committee.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Ledwaba’s campaign launch was filled with drama as she was a no show after receiving threats of expulsion from Safa. I think Ria will change the narrative of football.” “She is going to make a difference and no matter how hard and tough, she won’t give up because we know the passion that is within us drives us to want to do better and change the narrative. This is where I want to be, who are you as a woman to want to take up our space in our dominating sport? “She’s going to have challenges and men are going to say this is my space. If we want to change in football and we want Bafana Bafana in the top 10 of the rankings, take my word a woman will make that change. Molokwane replaced Mimi Mthethwa-Zulu who had been in the position for 12 years. “We need another woman and as I always say, if you want a job done right, send a woman. As soon as she was announced as the new president of the federation, the room was filled with murmurs as disbelief and jubilation were shared by the delegates attending NSA’s annual general meeting at the Southern Sun hotel in Kempton Park. “I don’t feel proud and happy being the only woman representing the sporting fraternity,” said Molokwane. Molokwane insists women are not only capable of being in positions of power, but they are better when it comes to dependability. But Molokwane has her money on Ledwaba, as she believes the current Safa vice-president is the right person to take the association forward.Īnd more importantly for Molokwane, having a female president for a sport largely dominated by men will go a long way in the fight for women’s empowerment. The other two candidates vying for the big job are Nomsa Mahlangu and the outspoken Solly Mohlabeng.
