Just after their arrival at OR Tambo International Airport, Safa boss Danny Jordaan is mum on Bafana Bafana bonuses for the players.
The football boss, Jordaan decides to say the media contingent must ask the Bafana players about bonuses – the team boasts a bronze medal.
Under coach Hugo Broos, Bafana reached the semi-final of the Afcon showpiece and went on to beat DR Congo to finish third.
Ahead of the continental tournament, the Safa boss promised Bafana players they would smile to the bank but he is mum on bonuses.
Commenting on the bonus saga involving Bafana players, the Safa boss says it’s up to the players to disclose their bonuses.
SAFA’S JORDAAN DECIDES NOT KEEN TO ADDRESS BAFANA BONUSES
Building up to the Afcon tournament, the Bafana camp was hit by a bonus saga as the Safa boss said the players would earn R7m if they won the trophy.
However, the embattled football boss later changed his tune, saying, it was a matter of a mix-up in currencies as Bafana are set to bag a cool R47m.
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“We don’t know,” Safa boss Jordaan said to the media about Bafana player bonuses.
SAFA boss Danny Jordaan refuses to reveal the bonuses for the Bafana Bafana Afcon squad. Image: (@BafanaBafana/Facebook)
“We must wait on Caf. The tournament ended on Sunday and you want the results already. Caf will let us know when they’re ready.”
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“The players know what they’ve agreed. You must ask them.
“That is something we must discuss and finalise with the players first. Whether they disclose it to you is their business.
“It is their money. It is their income and they will decide whether they want to disclose it to you [the media] or not.
“Of course, this effort must be rewarded.”
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To the Bafana skipper and Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Ronwen Williams, he says they know the amount they will receive as a bonus.
According to various media reports, the 23 Bafana players will pocket a staggering R1 million per player as a bonus reward.
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“The players know, we know,” adds the Bafana skipper Williams.
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