Jordaan re-elected SA soccer chief

JOHANNESBURG: South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan was elected unopposed for a second five-year term on Saturday after former referee Ace Ngcobo withdrew from the vote.

Jordaan, who has been fighting sexual assault allegations dating back 25 years, dismissed accusations that the SAFA election was illegal after a court battle to postpone it. “This is a transparent process in front of you,” Jordaan told local reporters. “On Friday there was an attempt to stop this election. It was dismissed by the court.” He received 234 of 246 votes at the meeting in Johannesburg, SAFA said.