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Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport & Recreation, covering SAFA's annual reports, financials, governance, and transformation plan. Includes progress report on gender equality recommendations and performance of national teams at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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SAFA Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport & Recreation30 August 2016
Structure of Presentation • Introduction – SAFA President • SAFA’s 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 - Annual Reports, Financials, Governance, Transformation Plan • Preparation and Performance of the National Teams for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 4. Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2012 Commission for Gender Equality recommendations in Transformation in South African Football
Click to edit Master title style INTRODUCTION Dr Danny Jordaan SAFA President Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level
The SAFA Delegation Dr Danny Jordaan - President Mr Elvis Shishana - Vice-President Mr Dennis Mumble - CEO Ms Ria Ledwaba - NEC Member Mr Mlungisi Bushwana - NEC Member Ms Emma Hendricks - Regional President Mr Norman Arendse - NEC Member Ms Anastasia Tsichlas - NEC Member Mr Gerald Don - NEC Member Ms Nomsa Mahlangu - NEC Member Mr Gronie Hluyo - CFO Mr Truman Prince - NEC Member
Click to edit Master title style • Portfolio Committee Q#1 • SAFA’s 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 – • Annual Reports, • Financials, • Governance, • Transformation Plan Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level
SAFA Annual Reports • The SAFA 2014-2015 Annual Report is available • The 2015-2016 Annual Report has not been completed and will only be approved by Members on 24 September 2016 • Our Auditor, KPMG, has not finalised the 2015-2016 audit report
Portfolio Committee Q#1 • SAFA’s 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 – • Annual Reports, • Financials, • Governance, • Transformation Plan Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level
Financial Update – 2015 FY • These Audited Group Annual Financial Statements cover the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. • The Group includes the following entities: • SAFA – “the Association” • Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Local Organising Committee South Africa NPC • The South African Football Association Development Agency • SA Infrastructure Development Foundation
2015 Income Statement (R million) Revenue Expenses Loss/ Surplus
Audit Opinion – 2014-2015 FY “In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated and separate financial position of South African Football Association at 30 June 2015, and its consolidated and separate financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.” KPMG Inc. – Per N Keshav CA(SA) – Registered Auditor
Portfolio Committee Q#1 • SAFA’s 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 – • Annual Reports, • Financials, • Governance, • Transformation Plan Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Mr Dennis Mumble SAFA CEO
What is SAFA? Confirming: • the philosophy of non-racialism to be the guiding principle in the organization and in our endeavour to enhance unity, peace and harmony in sport in our country; • that since unification of national football structures on 23 March 1991 and re-admission to CAF and FIFA, one National Football governing body was constituted; • that the National Football Federation is part of South Africa having a new constitution which entrenches norms and values of the civilized world and a Bill of Rights; • that the aforementioned social conditions were and still are the fundamental requirements for the entry of South African sport into the international sporting community in general, and in respect of football in particular to the FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE de FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA) and Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF), Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)
Why SAFA Exists • RESOLVING to constitute the Members of the SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER ASSOCIATION, SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER FEDERATION, FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA and the SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION into an indissoluble single organization under the SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION and under the constitution hereby established to promote and control Association Football in SOUTH AFRICA and to give effect to the ideas set out in this preamble.
Mission Statement • The South African Football Association, as the governing body of football in South Africa, is committed to: • Promoting and facilitating the development of football through sustainable infrastructural and training initiatives; • Engaging in pro-active dialogue with the government to generate a partnership in recognition of football as a national asset; • Creating an image of being a stable, progressive and innovative institution; • Creating a mutually beneficial relationship with the corporate world; • Contributing to Africa’s ascendancy in world football through the hosting of major events in Africa, while aspiring and striving to become a leading football playing nation.
SAFA Governance Structure SAFA GENERAL COUNCIL 52 Regional Members, 10 Associate Members, 1 Special Member (NSL) NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITEE STANDING COMMITTEES SAFA SECRETARIAT SAFA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY • DIVISIONS • Football • Football Business • Corporate Services • Financial Platform
SAFA Administrative Structure • Referees • Coaching • Nat’l Teams • Women’s Football • Youth Development • Futsal • Beach Soccer • IT • Communications • Commercial • Events • Safety & Security • International Affairs • Human Resources • Facilities & Logistics • Legal & Compliance • Membership Services • National Technical Ctr • Procurement • Internal Audit • Financial Platform • Asset Management
SAFA -- Master Licensor for Football in SA Members (Provincial, Regional, Associate) Players Clubs Coaches Referees 11-a-side Leagues (Amateur and Professional) 5-a-side Leagues (Amateur and Professional) Beach Soccer Leagues Academies Intermediaries (Player Agents) Judicial Panelists
SA Football Structure Presently National Federation 52 Regional Football Associations & 10 Associate Members & the PSL 343 Local Football Associations ±40,000 Clubs
SAFA’s Governance Instruments • SAFA STATUTES • National • Regional Standard Statutes • LFA Statutes • PEC Standard Statutes • RULES • Competitions • Meetings • Application of the Statutes REGULATIONS -Disciplinary Code -Ethics, Fair Play & Corruption -Electoral Code -Hosting Int’l Matches in SA -Player Status & Transfer Regulations -Communications Policy -Intermediaries Regulations -Academies Regulations -Standing Orders for Meetings -Club Licensing -Referees Code of Conduct • ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES • Financial • HR • ICT • Other operational requirements
Click to edit Master title style FIFA Governance Reforms – SAFA Expected to Implement Similar Reforms Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level
Proposed Set of Principles for Reforms • LEADERSHIP • Principles of leadership to affect cultural change at FIFA • GOVERNANCE • Principles of governance reform • PARTICIPATION • Principles to foster greater participation of member associations and stakeholders in FIFA
FIFA Principles of Leadership • RESPONSIBILITY: Key FIFA officials shall accept and assume responsibility in respect of recognising and addressing any emerging deficiencies in FIFA and in organised football as a whole. • HUMILITY: All key FIFA officials must accept that no individual or organisation is perfect. Errors do occur, and they must be recognised and addressed. • TONE AT THE TOP: FIFA, the Confederations, member associations and stakeholders in organised football must set the tone to encourage an ethical culture within all their organisations. • RESPECT: All those involved in football must show respect for each other for the regions and cultures we represent and for the views of external stakeholders, including the media and critics. • CANDOUR: Nothing short of full transparency in how football is governed at global, regional and local level shall be acceptable.
FIFA Governance Reform 1. Establishment of a new FIFA Council: • To oversee strategic matters • To have a supervisory role over committees and general secretariat 2. Establish a fully Independent Audit & Compliance Committee to review & oversee all processes and money flows; 3. Establish a Development Committee to allocate funds to individual projects; 4. Set term limits for all Council Members, including the President; 5. Establish an Independent Compensation Committee
FIFA Governance Reform Universal Principles for Confederations and Member Associations (minimum standard) • Political and Religious Neutrality • Prohibition of Discrimination • No External Political Interference • Clear-Cut Decision-Making Bodies • Respect for Loyalty, Integrity, Fair Play • Independent Judicial Bodies • Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest • Representative Democracy • Annual Independent Audits
FIFA Principles of Participation REDUCTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES • Reduction of the number of Standing Committees from 26 to 9 INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS • Finance, Development and Governance committee to include requirements for a minimum number of independent members STAKEHOLDERS’ COMMITTEE • Creation of a new Football Stakeholders’ Committee to include members representing key stakeholders in the game ANNUAL MEMBER CONFERENCES • FIFA-hosted conferences involving all member associations FIFA MEN’S WORLD CUP • Expansion of the number of teams eligible for the finals of the FIFA Men’s World Cup from 32 to 40 PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN FOOTBALL • Substantial increase of voting seats on the FIFA Council for women • Promotion of women as an explicit statutory objective of FIFA
Portfolio Committee Q#1 • SAFA’s 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 – • Annual Reports, • Financials, • Governance, • Transformation Plan Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Mr Dennis Mumble SAFA CEO
Transformation in SA Football Transformation of South African football is a process of assessment, implementation, re-evaluation and reinvention. Transformation, in its broadest context, must be tackled on several fronts and is being implemented accordingly:
Portfolio Committee Q#2 Preparation and Performance of the National Teams for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Ms Anastasia TSICHLAS Chair – Technical Committee
Ambition – Banyana Banyana The team qualified to play in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in November 2015 • Preparations commenced in 3 blocks: • Block 1. November 2015 – March 2016 (Cyprus Cup 2016) • Block 2. March 2016 – End April 2016 (AWC Qualification) • Block 3. May 2016 – August 2016 (Olympics Rio 2016) • Aim at the Olympic Games: (After the draw we set our precise target) • Surviving the Group Stage! • Playing the Quarter Final • Aim: Going to Semi-Final • BRONZE
Periodisation Programme • Football Tactical Teambuilding Process / 3 blocks: • 1. November 2015 – Cameroon 2016: Individual growth • Every player needs today be better than yesterday. Every day again. Lot’s of individual video sessions / coaching related on individual understanding of tasks within the different playing systems • 2. March – April 2016: AWC Qualification • This month was isolated towards getting ready to play to win. We had to qualify, so the sessions were related to direct preparation for international qualification matches. Choice of strategy, dots on the I regarding our playing strategy. • 3. May – Olympic Games: Team Preparation Olympic Games • Refining our strategy, preparing our playing strategies, team organisations, identifying the best balance in our team / Individual specifics + free kicks + penalty kicks / etc.
Periodisation Programme (cont) • Friendly/Qualification Games: • 25 March: Cameroon 0-2 SA / 28 March: Cameroon 2-2 SA (Friendlies) • 9th April: Botswana 0-2 SA / 12th April: SA 3-0 Botswana (Qualification AWC2016) • 15th May: SA 1-0 Zimbabwe (Friendly) • 4th June: The Netherlands 1-0 SA / 7th June: The Netherlands 2-0 SA (Friendlies) • 9th July: USA 1-0 SA (Friendly) • 28th July: SA 1-4 New Zealand (Friendly) • By identifying these blocks we could offer clear planning of our activities. We have built up step-by-step, the resistance of the opponents, with the peak 3 weeks before the first game and the last friendly against an opponent whom we can match our strength. The Football Conditioning program was used to exercise what we had learned in the phase before that. Mainly the “6 sec. rule to get the ball back” and “scoring” is continuously emphasized in the Football Conditioning sessions 7vs7- 4vs4 as well as in the Football Tactical Sessions.
Head Coach’s Assessment • Praise has come from all over the world, including the executive and professionals of FIFA and the international media. Also, the reactions from South Africa were predominantly very positive. • • Key reaction was that we have emitted a positive fighting spirit and that we have a unique team, that adds something to the international scene of top women’s football. • • Players have developed to competitors at the highest level. • • With a bit of luck and scoring capacity, BanyanaBanyana would have made the quarter finals and who knows further. If the gaps in the program had been avoided, it would have brought us just that bit of greater explosivity necessary to be there first. At the end it was just about a few centimeters. The answer will never be known. • • Experience of top (tournament) football is a necessity to be able to turn these kind of games into positive results. • • Concern is continuity of the programs: • 1. A professional league is a MUST to be able to grow further. All top nations have a professional league. • 2. Contracts for players abroad brings higher level experience to the team. • 3. Talented players must be already at a certain level the moment they enter the squad, otherwise you can start all over again every time a new player enters the team.
Men’s Olympic Team • Our Olympic Team qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Football Tournament after successfully defeating their counterparts, Senegal, to claim third spot in the 8 Nations African Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Senegal from 28 November – 12 December 2015. • The top three finishers of the African continent, namely, Nigeria, Algeria and South Africa, respectively, qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Football Tournament hosted in Brazil in August 2016. • The Men’s Olympic Team qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in 15 years, following attempts in 2004, 2008 and 2012. • The last time South Africa qualified, was for the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in the year 2000.
Men’s Olympic Team Preparation Programme • Palestine 1 - 2 South Africa Palestinian Invitation Cup • Sudan 2 - 0 South Africa All African Games • South Africa 1 - 0 Sudan All African Games • South Africa 2 - 1 Egypt International Friendly • Zimbabwe 1 - 1 South Africa Olympic Qualifiers • South Africa 3 - 0 Zimbabwe Olympic Qualifiers • Tunisia 1 - 4 South Africa International Friendly • South Africa 4 - 0 Rwanda International Friendly • South Africa 2 - 0 Tanzania International Friendly • Senegal 3 - 1 South Africa U23 Afcon Final 8 • South Africa 3 - 2 Zambia U23 Afcon Final 8 • South Africa 1 - 0 Tunisia U23 Afcon Final 8 • Senegal 1 - 3P South Africa U23 Afcon Final 8 • Algeria 2 - 0 South Africa U23 Afcon Final 4 • Brazil 3 - 1 South Africa International Friendly • South Africa 2 - 1 Lesotho Cosafa Cup Quarter finals • South Africa 5 - 1 Swaziland Cosafa Semi Finals • South Africa 3 - 2 Botswana Cosafa Finals • Japan 4 - 1 South Africa International Friendly
Results at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Women’s NT Men’s NT
Total Cost of National Teams Preparation Programme Banyana Banyana = R27,105,105.00 Men’s Olympic Team = R 8,975,076.00
Click to edit Master title style Portfolio Committee Q#3 Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2012 Commission for Gender Equality recommendations in Transformation in South African Football Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Ms Ria LEDWABA SAFA NEC Member
CGE Recommendations General Recommendations • In terms of Section 20 of the Employment Equity Act, an organization employing 50 or more people is required to comply. Therefore, SAFA should take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with Employment Equity legislation and move towards a 50/50 quota before the new Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality legislation comes into effect. There is an obligation on SAFA’s leadership to put quotas in place to ensure transformation towards women’s equal representation in its staffing, management and leadership structures. THIS WAS RECTIFIED • SAFA needs to take its obligations to promote women’s football seriously, and pursue sponsorship to promote and advance women’s football. It should not be necessary to take from the men’s football team to provide for the Women’s football team. The Commission called on SAFA to find ways of providing adequately for women’s football so that the media will follow, and ensure necessary profiling and securing of sponsorship. THIS IS DONE, BUT SPONSORSHIP IS STILL A CHALLENGE FOR ALL TEAMS
CGE Recommendations • SAFA’s sexual harassment policy appears to be deficient. One reported case in five years in the South African context is not credible. It was proposed that an investigation and audit be carried out by the SAFA CEO and that an appropriate mechanism be put in place and publicized. MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED. • There should be adoption of sexual harassment policies and procedures that are in line with international human rights statutes and South African legislation. WE AWAIT FEEDBACK FROM CGE RE OUR SEXUAL HARRASSMENT POLICIES. • The Women’s Football Committee should comprise of men and women. It is pointless to have a committee that consists only of women who do not have the authority and opportunity to take decisions and influence processes. THIS IS CURRENTLY THE CASE. • Profiling Banyana Banyana should become a priority. THIS HAS BEEN DONE. • The Commission was asked to follow up and ensure that the R20 million SAFA claims to have pledged to Banyana Banyana for the Olympics, is indeed spent on Banyana Banyana. • The Commission was also asked whether it could find a way to track SAFA’s attempts to raise sponsorship for women’s football. MEETINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH CGE. • Programmes are necessary to change stereotypes and attitudes. SAFA will need to source funding for programmes to this end, or seek partnerships with the Department of Basic Education. WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DBE.
CGE Recommendations • It is evident that SAWFA does exist. SAFA was urged to meet with the structure within the next three months to take the process forward. SAWFA was asked to cooperate with this process. It was noted that feedback to the Commission should come out of this process. WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT WITH THE CGE, BUT HAVE FINALLY RESOLVED ON THE WAY FORWARD. • There are expectations from society that gender is mainstreamed into SAFA’s work and to this end the Association needs a clear strategic direction, plans and targets in its policy and programmes. THIS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
Governance Changes SAFA Statutes Amended in September 2015: