Johannesburg – The SA Football Association are still hoping to iron out their differences with the government over the proposed commission of inquiry into match-fixing even though a meeting scheduled for Thursday at Fifa’s headquarters in Zurich was cancelled on Wednesday.

Safa president Kirsten Nematandani earlier confirmed he was to jet out of the country on Wednesday night for talks in the Swiss capital, after Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula indicated he was unhappy about Safa’s insistence on an independent, rather than a judicial, commission. But Nematandani had to change plans late on Wednesday after being told the meeting was off as, according to an email correspondence seen by The Star, Mbalula’s office had failed to con firm in time with Fifa if the minister would be attending.

For more http://www.iol.co.za