The Premier Soccer League (PSL) must accept the outcome of the South African Football Association (Safa) election, which placed Kirsten Nematendani at the helm of the soccer administrator, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) said on Wednesday.

"There is no-one with an entitlement to soccer leadership and administration in South Africa and all those who participate in soccer administration must abide by the democratic process that characterises the soccer administration bodies," the ANCYL said in a statement.

"Kirsten Nematendani is a democratically elected president of Safa and all democracy-loving South Africans should accept such reality."

The league called on the PSL to accept the outcome of the election, which placed World Cup local organising committee (LOC) and PSL chairman Irvin Khoza up against LOC chief executive officer Danny Jordaan.

Both of them withdrew from the race, leaving Nematendani as the only candidate for the presidency.

"Attempts by PSL to undermine the Safa leadership should be immediately halted and all focus dedicated towards preparations of a successful FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup," the ANCYL said.

On Tuesday, the PSL described the Safa election as unconstitutional and illegitimate.

It said Judge Ralph Zulman had ruled that the election of the Safa president should be postponed in view of the uncertainty over rival claims that Jordaan and Khoza were not eligible for election.

Zulman was the electoral officer at Safa's annual general meeting who was constitutionally entrusted with making all relevant decisions.

"With the electoral officer having made this ruling, the meeting legally could not proceed," the PSL said.

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