/ 7 May 1997

Safa forgets Zairean threat

WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM:

THE SA Football Association has given up trying to meet its Zairean counterpart to discuss the threatened Zairean withdrawal from the World Cup because of financial problems.

Safa boss Danny Jordaan said every effort had been made to contact the Zaireans, but to no avail. It would now be up to Zaire to contact Safa, he said.

“It is them who have problems, and we are not going to worry ourselves any more. Our concentration will now be shifted to our remaining matches,” said Jordaan.

SPORTS BRIEFS

PILLAY FOR WORLD TENNIS

SOUTH African Alicia Pillay has made the International Tennis Federation international junior team to compete in eight major tournaments in this year’s European summer.

STARS FINED R40 000

QWAQWA Stars were last night fined R40 000 following their 3-1 defeat at the hands of Orlando Pirates last month, when their fans hurled missiles onto the pitch.