Hawks raid on SAFA: CAF's demand for answers shines light on ignored complaint to FIFA

The walls seem to be closing in on the beleaguered Danny Jordaan with the continent's football governing body stepping into the fray following the Hawks' raid at the offices of the South African Football Association (SAFA). 

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said they were "concerned" by the raid and asked SAFA to submit a report showing that it and Jordaan, the president of the association, have not breached CAF and FIFA's statutes and regulations.

CAF's decision follows the implementation of a search and seizure warrant by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, at SAFA House in Nasrec, Johannesburg, on 8 March in relation to a case they are investigating against Jordaan. 

The case is looking into two contracts worth just over a R1 million that Jordaan allegedly authorised without following due process and were for his personal gain: the hiring of Badger Security Services to protect him before the 2018 elections and, a year before, appointing Grit Communications to handle the association's communications. 

But those in the know of how that contract with the PR company panned out allege that their services were for Jordaan, who was facing rape accusations which led to a case being laid against him by former ANC member of parliament and musician Jennifer Ferguson. 

SAFA slammed the Hawks raid, challenging the legality of their search and seizure warrant that saw them seize a laptop, external hard drives, a USB and documents. 

CAF is the first football body to respond to the Hawks' actions.

It's a significant move by the Patrice Motsepe-led confederation, with Jordaan among those who led Motsepe's push for the CAF presidency.

The governing body said it was "concerned about the