Whither Francistown football
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
As is always the case, we will exonerate ourselves, and we will point fingers elsewhere, forgetting that we are all to blame, especially those in the affected region. Before blaming someone else, all those in Francistown should introspect and look at their individual roles in this downward spiral of football in Francistown.
Over the past few years, the City of Francistown has lost the Premier League status of such teams as Great North Tigers, TAFIC and TASC. These are great footballing names, especially TAFIC, which for many years was the biggest and proudest team from the northern part of the country. Things have since changed and the teams from the North continue to struggle in the Premier League.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...