Safa and the PSL smoke the peace pipe
Safa signed the sponsorship with OUTsurance without consultation with the PSL‚ in whose matches the referees would officiate sporting the garish green and purple colours
The heated OUTsurance refereeing sponsorship dispute between the SA Football Association (Safa) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) is now being resolved amicably‚ Safa acting chief executive Russell Paul has said. Paul confirmed that the dispute over Safa’s R50m sponsorship signed with the insurance company for match officials was discussed at the Association’s ordinary council (formerly called the national executive committee) meeting at Safa House on Saturday. He said a first meeting of the Safa-PSL joint liaison committee (JLC) in two years on Tuesday had been conducted amicably. Paul said he and PSL acting chief executive Mato Madlala had been tasked with ironing out issues with the sponsorship and reporting back to the JLC. "OUTsurance was on the agenda as part of an administration report‚” Paul said. "The matter is ongoing in discussions in the joint liaison committee. And there's progress on that. Matters are being dealt with in an amicable manner." "The JLC meeting on Tuesd...
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