Abdul Basit Ebrahim has already hit the ground running and is busy ensuring that the match officials are tested for COVID-19 and are ready for the resumption of National Soccer League (NLS) matches scheduled for 1 August 2020.
South African Football Association (Safa) spokesman Dominic Chimhavi said health was the chief reason behind letting the skipper of the 1996 Cup of Nations team go.
Safa president Danny Jordaan and National Soccer League (NSL) chairperson Irvin Khoza have been mandated to meet and brief the ministers of Health and Transport on what needs to be done in the case of football returning to play.
Football in the country has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic with SAFA and the PSL initially at loggerheads about when the football season can resume.
Last week, Mumble submitted a document to the association’s national executive council criticising the way in which Safa president Danny Jordaan was running the organisation.
There've been no local matches since mid-March as the result of the lockdown imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Premiership boss Irvin Khoza says they hope to complete the season by 31 July, provided they get the go-ahead from government health officials.
Minister of Sport Nathi Mthethwa is due to hold a meeting with both Safa and the PSL on a way forward but says there are mixed signals coming from the two bodies about the resumption of the sport.
South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan has confirmed the decision to suspend all football matches until 4 April.
South Africa football legend Neil Tovey says a club-versus-country tug of war over the team that will compete in an Olympic Games qualifying tournament from this weekend is a 'disgrace'.
Safa have also condemned the xenophobic attacks and the criminal looting of local and foreign-owned businesses that had been prevalent in parts of the country throughout the week.
Victor Gomes who has been appointed to officiate the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final between Algeria and Senegal on Friday.
Safa believes it should receive a fair share from these companies who conduct betting on Safa events.
The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that they have agreed to reschedule league fixture to help Bafana Bafana prepare for their Afcon qualifier against Libya in March.
Safa issued the warning after Leslie Sedibe went public with claims that the football governing body was granted millions of rands illegally by the national lotteries commission.
Former Safa CEO Leslie Sedibe implicated Safa president Danny Jordaan, the Guptas and Fifa in two incidents of alleged corruption.
Cameroon were stripped of the rights to host the tournament after CAF cited readiness issues from the West African country in November, with South Africa the firm favorites to take over.
Acting South African Football Association (Safa) CEO Russell Paul says that the SABC is misleading the public by saying it made a 'commercially viable' offer for the rights to all national team matches.
