Sam, head of SASCOC since 2008, is being challenged by his deputy Hajera Kajee for the Presidency.

The 67-year-old has, however, been the subject of further allegations of corruption by advocate Norman Arendse, a member of the Executive Committees at Cricket South Africa and the South African Football Association.

Arendse has alleged that Sam offered him a kickback if he awarded a tender to a specific company back in 2008.

He claimed he was approached by Sam while he was chairing an Adjudication Committee tasked by the South African Social Security Agency to evaluate bids on a social grant delivery system tender worth ZAR7 billion (£398 million/$496 million/€468 million).

It is alleged that Sam offered the bribe at a meeting with Arendse, claiming he was a representative of Cash Paymaster Services, a company hoping to secure the tender.

Sam has always denied the claims.

The allegations initially resurfaced in June of this year when an anonymous letter was sent to the CGF outlining the accusations against the SASCOC President.

The CGF have confirmed they are aware of the latest accusations, which were received by its President Louise Martin.

They are now considering whether the new information they have received warrants a formal investigation.

A spokesperson for the CGF told insidethegames that the matter had been passed on to the Governance and Integrity Committee, chaired by the organisation’s honorary legal adviser Sandra Osborne of Barbados.

"In the interests of good governance, the CGF requested sight of this new information which, in the same manner as the original correspondence, has been immediately referred to our Governance and Integrity Committee," a CGF statement read.

"For information, it is important to reiterate that the historical allegations outlined in the original correspondence back in June were formally discussed at the time and it was concluded then that there was not sufficient information or evidence provided relating to the State's tender to form the basis of a CGF-led inquiry."

The SASCOC Presidential election may not even take place as planned, however, after two senior legal experts claimed they were "unconstitutional".

Sam told South African publication Times Live that the issue would be discussed before the elections in an attempt to resolve any dispute.

He revealed that it is the “first item on the agenda”.

Sam also admitted a Committee could be established to look in to the claims, which centre around the eligibility of candidates, and the elections might therefore have to be postponed.

Times Live has reported that 11 candidates for various roles at SASCOC were barred from standing as they were not members of National Federations.

This included Jerry Segwaba, President of the Free State Sports Confederation and Kobus Marais.

Marais is the current head of the Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, which is only deemed an associate member and therefore originally ruled him out of the running.

All 11 candidates in question were then reinstated into the race by the SASCOC Executive Committee but the row will still need to be sorted before the elections can be held.

Sam insisted he was "comfortable" that the accusations from the legal counsellors would be invalid if the matter was discussed beforehand.