Khoza denies he had hand in Jordaan rape case

PREMIER Soccer League (PSL) chairman Irvin Khoza has flatly denied allegations that emerged this past weekend‚ relating to a defamation and conspiracy case opened by South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan‚ that Khoza had been a catalyst in rape allegations against Jordaan.

In the Sunday Times report‚ Jordaan claimed Khoza had been the catalyst in a rape case opened against the Safa president last month by singer and former ANC MP Jennifer Ferguson.

Ferguson‚ who lives in Sweden‚ laid the rape complaint with the South African Police Services in Parkview last month.

The allegations were that Khoza had paid for Ferguson’s flights and accommodation to South Africa through a third party.

Jordaan said that he had opened a case of defamation‚ criminal collusion and conspiracy against Khoza.

Khoza denied the allegations in a press conference yesterday.

“Let me unequivocally say from the onset‚ I do not know Mrs Jennifer Ferguson‚ I’ve never met her‚ spoken to her or had any form of contact with her.

“To be clear‚ I know nothing about these allegations made by Dr Jordaan both to the police and the media about me.”

Jordaan apparently named Khoza and former referee and PSL general manager Andile ‘Ace’ Ncobo as among those who allegedly conspired to defame him.

Ncobo has been an outspoken critic of Jordaan as Safa president.

Ncobo put himself forward as‚ then withdrew‚ a candidate to oppose Jordaan in the March 24 Safa elections‚ which were cancelled.

Jordaan said: “I can’t talk about the substance and details [of the case against Khoza]. Police must investigate it and get to the bottom of it.”

Ferguson made her rape allegation in October last year.

She accused Jordaan of raping her in a Port Elizabeth hotel 25 years ago. —