The South African Football Association (Safa) has appointed Tebogo Motlanthe as its new acting CEO following the departure of former acting CEO Gay Mokoena.

The 39-year-old Motlanthe takes over from Mokoena‚ who vacated his position on 15 April.

Safa has since issued a statement confirming Mokoena’s successor, Adv Motlanthe, with immediate effect:

‘The South African Football Association [Safa] NEC has unanimously endorsed the appointment of Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe as the new acting CEO of the organisation.

‘The appointment of Advocate Motlanthe (39) is with immediate effect.

‘Advocate Motlanthe formed part of the Safa legal team that successfully defended the association against the Fli-Afrika complaint in which the travel agency was claiming millions of rand from the FA. The lawsuit was dismissed by both the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court with costs.’