Former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe has revealed that his dream of becoming the president of the South African Football Association (SAFA) is still very much alive.
The veteran who previously also represented Leeds united has had his sights set on landing the top role for a while now and believes that his experience over the years has made him more than capable of rebuilding the national team into a football powerhouse.
Lucas recently spoke to the media at the No Lays No Game UEFA Champions League event held at the Discovery Park Soccer Club.
Here he touched on the progress made to get him closer to his dream job.
“I am equipping myself and there are a lot of people that I am talking to who are helping me with the right and relevant information. That will assist me to be ready one day,” explained the 54-year-old.
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This comes after Phil Mogodi previously said that Lucas needed to follow the correct processes – and only way to do that was getting involved in the structures by serving in one of the 52 regions.
In light of recent controversies at SAFA house, Lucas told news publication Sunday World that he is honest enough to admit that he does not know everything, but that he wanted to leave behind a positive legacy.
Elaborating on how this would be achieved he said: “The most important thing is leaving a legacy more than anything else and bringing progress to our football.”
“How you do that is by identifying people within the structure. Bringing them closer and working on a succession plan with them.”
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