New SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao Already Hard at Work!

New SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao Already Hard at Work! She only began her new duties last week, btu she is stuck in.

Lydia Monyepao was confirmed as the new SAFA CEO last week Monday. She has already been hard at work in her new role.

Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe resigned as SAFA CEO two weeks ago, with immediate effect, because of personal reasons which he would not disclose. This meant that as the newly appointed CEO, Monyepao had to get stuck in immediately.

“My first week as SAFA CEO was hectic because I had to take over some of the stuff that Tebogo (former CEO Motlanthe) was doing, and also carry on with my job with regards to SAFA and South Africa’s 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bid,” she told the SAFA media.

“We are also finalising the Strategic Framework we are putting together for FIFA – we have a deadline to meet on our hands around this. 

“We are also speeding up our work around the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bid for a timely submission to FIFA as well. We have got the Bid agreement that we need to submit to FIFA, so we had to look at it and understand what is required so that we can prepare for it.

The next deadline is on (19 May 2023).” She concluded.

The association will submit their bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup soon. New SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao Already Hard at Work!