The South African Football Association has threatened to take legal action against two media publications after published reports on a leaked anonymous document.
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The document first surfaced in August last year, according to SAFA spokesperson Dominic Chimhavi.
Reports in Sunday newspapers alleged that the document had been handed to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, which in turn had passed it on to the Hawks for investigation.
The Hawks subsequently dismissed the document as, according to them, it lacked substance.
"Safa takes strong exception to these reports and we have contacted our lawyers," Chimhavi said.
"This is an odd document. It is faceless, untested and libelous. If it was signed by somebody, we would take that person head on, but now certain media outlets are reporting on this document, and Safa is instituting legal action against these publications."
The document alleged that Danny Jordaan, the head of the 2010 FIFA World Cup local organising committee, had bought 36 Mercedes Benz vehicles for members of Safa's football transformation forum - 15 months after the World Cup board held its last meeting.
Jordaan also allegedly paid himself a R5million severance package.
It was further alleged that Safa officials were "sitting on" reports of corruption and maladministration in four regions, and the footballing body's management committee was keeping quiet evidence of an executive member who corrupted referees in Welkom.
Chimhavi said Safa would not confirm or deny any of the allegations in the document.
"We cannot consider the merits and demerits of a document like this. It could have been found in a dustbin," he said. "Reporting on this is unethical. It is damaging to people's names and it's unethical."
Sunday World sports editor Sello Rabothata said the publication stood by its report, which claimed the anonymous dossier showed there were cracks developing within the Safa national executive committee ahead of the body's elections in September.
"We stand by our writers, and until something else comes to the fore, we will stand by our report, which is factually correct," Rabothata said.
Kgomotso Mokoena, deputy sports editor for Sunday Sun, said the publication also stood by its own report.
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