Betway Premiership club boss Sandile Zungu on what he will change should he be elected Safa President

The dysfunctional state of local football and the lack of proper football development at grassroots level are the driving force behind Sandile Zungu's desire to be Safa president.

The AmaZulu boss is challenging current Safa president, Danny Jordaan, for the local football top job.

Safa's elective conference is in September where Jordaan is seeking an unprecedented fourth term as the association's president.

“There are many inspirations behind my desire for SAFA Presidency, let’s start with the negative development that inspires me to say I can do better,” said Zungu.

“Soccer is at its lowest, in my opinion, notwithstanding the performance of Bafana in the last, or in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, but if you look at various levels that make up the development of soccer, we are practically dysfunctional, if not dead.

“Take school soccer, it’s non-existent. Women’s soccer is coming along nicely, but it can do much better. And I think we need to correct that, we need to go on a different growth trajectory, and I think I can make a difference there.”