The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially complained to the Confederation of African Football regarding its bid to hold this summer’s African Nations Cup, claiming that "due process" was not followed. strained relations with the CAF leadership seems almost certain to have played a role and in its letter‚ addressed to CAF deputy general secretary Anthony Baffoe‚ SAFA reminded African football’s governing body that bid rules called for the “evaluation of bid books‚ pre-selected applicants’ announcement‚ possible requests for additional information and possible on-site visits”. SAFA said it was not informed that a key meeting had changed day and no inspection team was sent to South Africa. In an official statement released on Tuesday, SAFA said: "The SAFA is disappointed with the decision by FIFA to award hosting rights for the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially complained to the Confederation of African Football regarding its bid to hold this summer’s African Nations Cup, claiming that "due process" was not followed. SAFA said it was not informed that a key meeting had changed day and no inspection team was sent to South Africa. In an official statement released on Tuesday, SAFA said: "The SAFA is disappointed with the decision by FIFA to award hosting rights for the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations.