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Danny Jordaan (Daniel Alexander Jordaan) was born on 3 September, 1951 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa, is a President of the South African Football Association. Discover Danny Jordaan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

Popular As Daniel Alexander Jordaan
Occupation Anti-apartheid activist, lawyer, lecturer, football administrator
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 3 September, 1951
Birthday 3 September
Birthplace Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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1951

Daniel Alexander "Danny" Jordaan (born 3 September 1951) is the president of the South African Football Association (SAFA).

He is a former lecturer, politician and anti-apartheid activist.

1970

He became involved in anti-apartheid activities by joining the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) in the early 1970s, an organisation founded by Steve Biko in order to defend the rights of black students.

Later, Jordaan also became a member of the United Democratic Front and the African National Congress (ANC).

From 1970 to 1983 he was a provincial cricket and football player.

In the latter sport, he achieved professional status for a brief period.

His political and sport interests soon combined and he became an activist in various organizations fighting to break down racial barriers in sport.

1974

Following his studies, Jordaan became a teacher in 1974.

1983

From 1983 to 1992 he served as the president or vice-president of various football boards.

1990

His political career also progressed; in 1990 he was elected as the chairperson of the ANC branch in Port Elizabeth North.

1993

In 1993, he was appointed as a director of the Cape Town Olympic Bid Company.

1994

After the first fully inclusive South African elections in 1994, he became a member of parliament for the ANC under the newly elected Nelson Mandela, a position he held until 1997.

He received a special presidential award from President Nelson Mandela in 1994 as well as the presidential sport achievement award from President Thabo Mbeki in 2001.

1997

In 1997, he was elected as the chief executive officer of SAFA.

1998

Jordaan has served on the marketing and television board of FIFA since 1998.

2000

He won South Africa's marketing person of the year award in 2000.

2001

He has served FIFA in numerous capacities, including, as a General Co-ordinator for the Youth World Cup (now FIFA U-20 World Cup), 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan.

2004

In 2004, he was voted 44th in the Top 100 Great South Africans and newsmaker of the year.

He received a mayoral award from the mayor of Los Angeles, California on 24 October 2004.

That same year, he won the Confederation of African Football's "most impressive Achiever" alongside Molefi Oliphant and Irvin Khosa.

2006

He was also a match commissioner for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and a member of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee.

He subsequently headed South Africa's unsuccessful 2006 FIFA World Cup bid, narrowly losing to Germany but gaining great respect internationally for his work.

2010

He led South Africa's successful 2010 FIFA World Cup bid, the first successful one for Africa, as well as the country's unsuccessful bid four years earlier for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was the chief executive officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

He served on the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Organising Committee.

Jordaan is also a member of the International Marketing Council.

Danny Jordaan was born in Port Elizabeth, a city on the southeast coast of South Africa, to Maxine and Alexandre Jordaan.

As a consequence, he also led South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup bid, this time successfully.

2011

He was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold in 2011 for ensuring that South Africa hosted a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Jordaan has been given the freedom of the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

He has also received numerous awards from other South African cities.

2013

On 28 September 2013, Jordaan was elected as the new president of South African Football Association (SAFA), succeeding Kirsten Nematandani.

He was elected ahead of Mandla Mazibuko by 162 to 88 votes from 52 regions.

2015

He is also the former Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, having served from May 2015 until August 2016.

In light of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, Jordaan admitted to paying $10 Million to a football body led by Jack Warner in 2008, but denied that it was a bribe for hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Jordaan has a BA degree from the University of the Western Cape and an honours degree from the University of South Africa.

He has received four honorary doctorates from: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (D.Phil); the University of South Africa (D. Admin); his alma mater, the University of the Western Cape (D. Phil); and in May 2015 from the University of Fort Hare (D. Admin).

2017

In November 2017, Jordaan issued a statement through his attorney to deny allegations by singer and former parliamentarian Jennifer Ferguson that he had raped her 24 years before.

Ferguson first posted her allegations on Facebook in October, saying she had been inspired to do so by the #MeToo campaign.

Ferguson later accused lawyer Norman Arendse of fishing for information that could be used to discredit her, on Jordaan's behalf.

Arendse denied both claims.