admincountry was due to host the African Cup of Nations in 2013.
Safa suspended its president, Kirsten Nematandani, and four senior administrators in December after the release of a Fifa report surrounding warm-up games before the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.
The timing could not have been worse, as Bafana Bafana had been tasked with reaching the semi-finals at the Afcon tournament, otherwise new coach Gordon Igesund could be shown the door.
Bafana were in a rebuilding phase for much of the year, with three different coaches taking control of the national side. — Supersport.com
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