The
Emergency Committee of the South African Football Association (SAFA) held a
meeting on Monday, 4 June 2012 to evaluate the performance of Bafana Bafana as
a direct result of the first 2014 World Cup qualifier between South Africa and
Ethiopia held on Sunday, 3 June 2012, which resulted in a draw.
The
Emergency Committee considered the reports that were tabled at the meeting and
mandated SAFA Vice President Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana and the CEO of SAFA Dr
Robin Petersen to hold an urgent meeting with Mr Pitso Mosimane to discuss the
matter.
The
meeting was held at the Royal Marang Hotel in Phokeng near Rustenburg on
Monday, 4 June with the coach, and both parties agreed to part ways amicably in
the best interests of both the country and the national team.
Following
the meeting, a report was considered by the Emergency Committee in the evening
(Monday) after consultation with the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the
decision was endorsed unanimously.
"The
Association will be indebted to Mr. Mosimane for the work he has done for SAFA
since his appointment as head coach of Bafana Bafana and we wish him well in
his future endeavours.
This
Association wants to place on record that Mr. Mosimane is the only coach that
has assisted SAFA by donating a portion of his salary in the pursuit of the
development agenda of the Association which included assisting the
ex-professional football players to attend the coaching course that is
currently on-going at SAFA House," said SAFA President Kirsten
Nematandani.
The
Association has appointed Steve Komphela as the caretaker coach with immediate
effect. SAFA is pleased that both the technical team and the players have all
endorsed the decision of the association and assured their country that they
will do their best to represent their country in the best way possible,
starting with the qualifier against Botswana and all subsequent matches.
"We
appeal to the nation to also support the caretaker coach, the technical team,
the players and the whole team going forward. We have entered into a crucial
period of world cup qualification and we will need all hands on deck to ensure
this country gets to Brazil in 2014, as well as perform admirably at the 2013
AFCON tournament that we will host," said SAFA CEO Dr Robin Petersen.
