BNSC boss blasts politicians on FIFA saga

Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) chairperson, Solly Reikeletseng has condemned politicians for trying to gain mileage from the raging constituency tournaments saga. Reikeletseng said politicians should leave sports matters to sports people and focus on matters, which could uplift the lives of citizens.

 

“I wish to express concern over the manner in which the matter (constituency tournaments) has now been taken out of context and regrettably it seems to be owned by others who are not really involved in sports administration now. This is a sport administration issue and it should be left in that context for sport administrators to deal with,” Reikeletseng told journalists yesterday. He said the current state of affairs has the potential to adversely affect discussions on the matter with key stakeholders. Recently politicians have been engaged in accusations and counter-accusations following FIFA’s ultimatum to Botswana to run the constituency tournaments through Botswana Football Association (BFA) or face sanctions.

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