Addis Ababa — South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan’s hopes of a place on the Fifa council have already been dashed but he will try again on Thursday to win a seat on African football’s inner-cabinet — the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) executive committee – when the elections are held here. Jordaan entered both the race for a seat on the Fifa inner circle as well as that of African Football’s governing body‚ but last week withdrew from the Fifa race. Becoming one of Africa’s seven representatives on the all-powerful council had long been a cherished dream for the Safa boss and although he insists it was a tactical move‚ it is unconvincing‚ and inconceivable‚ that he will have pulled out of a race he was about to win. His decision to pull out of the Fifa council contest came hours before Fifa released a list of those who had passed integrity checks before the election. Jordaan said he wanted to go the Caf route first, but now faces a tough race...
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