The South African Football Associations Safa appearance before the sports portfolio committee in parliament descended into a farce on Tuesday, with national executive members openly engaging in verbal warfare and MPs left gasping in disbelief at the prevalent enmity at Safa House.
The main sticking point was the mooted implementation of the video assistant referee VAR system, which the sports department led by minister Gayton McKenzie has proposed to be trialled in next years Nedbank Cup semifinals.
But interestingly, as some MPs pointed out, the PSL, which runs the Nedbank Cup, was not part of the initial consultation over VAR, with only the sports department and Safa involved.