Dark horse threat in badminton elections
Kabelo Boranabi | Saturday April 23, 2022 06:00
The BBA will tomorrow go to the polls to elect a new executive committee (exco) to lead the sport for the next four years. As things stand, the current committee members will retain their positions without any fuss. Just less than 24 hours before the sport decides, affiliates have not submitted their preferred candidates, as the deadline was Wednesday evening. “We have long sent out the nominations correspondence to the clubs and even up to now we are yet to receive any nominations short-listed as candidates for this elective AGM (Annual General Meeting).
We have been making follow-ups because we are to close nominations today, so at the moment I do not have information to that effect. (However) there is a provision that we nominate from the floor and a secret ballot be used or through the showing of hands. In an event where there are no nominations, the general assembly has the mandate to decide,” BBA’s secretary-general, Thuso Mudongo said on Wednesday. Despite the lack of movement, Mmegi Sport is aware that a lobby team that is made up of former national team players is readying former vice president-administration Moses Macheke for the presidency. The team is said to have a strong backing of former national team players and coaches and will use a provision from the association’s constitution that allows the general assembly to elect a new committee from the floor.
Macheke will challenge incumbent Kunyalala Hamilton Mpinyane who is said to be seeking re-election, as several current committee members have raised their hands for another term in office. This publication is informed that current treasurer, Bosenogile Mpiwa, could be unopposed by virtue that he is one of the few in the badminton family to meet the Botswana National Sports Commission requirements for the role.
Mudongo and Modisaotsile Badubi are also said to be looking for another term in office while Prince Molome is not seeking to retain the vice president-administration role. Technical director Godwin Mathumo is reportedly mum on his ambitions ahead of the elections. The 'dark horse' team remains in the shadows in terms of their strategy and could set up an exciting elective assembly for badminton.