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Adidas favourites for Safa deal

STAYING MUM: Safa head of communications Dominic Chimhavi
STAYING MUM: Safa head of communications Dominic Chimhavi

THE South African Football Association has started the process of finding a new technical sponsor for the federation after parting ways with Puma, with Adidas emerging as favourites to sign a deal with the national football controlling body.

Sowetan can reveal that senior Safa officials will be in Cape Town tomorrow for meetings with two companies, namely Adidas and Nike.

Safa bosses will also be talking to Kappa, which was the original Bafana Bafana technical sponsor.

Insiders said yesterday that Adidas, the official Safa technical sponsor for 12 years until 2011, is more favoured to make a comeback.

"There is interest from Adidas to come back, but we want to meet all the three companies, we need a good deal on the table," said the official.

Safa officials still have leftover playing kit from their previous sponsors, and a decision was taken to allow the national teams that play matches before the confirmation of a new technical sponsor to continue using the old Puma jerseys.

Basetsana, the Under-20 women's national team, are playing neighbours Botswana in a return Fifa Under-20 World Cup match at Milpark Stadium on Saturday.

Two weeks ago, Basetsana hammered Botswana 5-2 in Molepolole using the Puma kit.

Approached for comment yesterday, Safa head of communications Dominic Chimhavi said: "We are not going to comment on issues relating to the negotiations with our technical sponsors."

Meanwhile, Safa has announced that tickets for the eagerly-anticipated game between Bafana and reigning world champions Spain at FNB Stadium on November 19 were on sale.

Some of the Spanish players expected to feature in that game include superstars such as Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Villa, Iker Casillas, Xavi, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas.

Safa president Danny Jordaan personally liaised with the Spanish team to persuade them to return to South Africa before they travel to Brazil next year to defend their trophy.

"It is studded with superstars at the peak of their powers. I can promise a feast of football on a night of champions," said Jordaan.

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