Preparations for the South African Football Players Union [Safpu] congress have been clouded by rumoured discontent among its ranks.
Lovers Mohlala, an employee at the Union has claimed that there is no transparency regarding this week's elections.
"The South African Players Union is going to an elections conference in Cape Town," Mohlala tells KickOff.
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"They choose their delegates, and those delegates don't have a mandate from players to be at the conference.
"The Union is supposed to invite former players so that they contest the positions of the leadership, but former players are not invited.
"They [Safpu] have moved from Cosatu to Saftu without the mandate of players.
"The congress is on Thursday, teams and players don't know the congress is on Thursday.
"Players, wake up! This leadership of a union is using you to feed their families.
"Some of the union's leadership are working for teams but they are claiming to be representing players.
"The current secretary is the first player to volunteer in professional football in South Africa.
"While he was playing for Swallows, Swallows they were not paying him a salary, his salary came from the union.
"They pay each other R2000 for each meeting they attend.
"I'm a former player I was working there I was fired there. When I investigated the transfer of money to their personal bank accounts that's when they started fighting me.
"There's never been a time where they produce financials to the players."
Both Safpu president and his deputy could not be reached for comment.
"I confirm the congress is taking place," deputy-secretary general Calvin Motloung confirms.
"But what criteria was used to invite delegates I don't know, I only heard from the players that they received invitations from Tebogo Monyai.
"I was surprised because Tebogo Monyai is the first vice president. Why is he doing things that are supposed to be done by the secretariat?
"Things that are supposed to be done by me. So, I'm excluded from that.
"But I will be attending the congress because I'm part of the leadership.
"What I don't know is who are the delegates, I'm excluded from that."
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