Constitution standoff delays league start
Kabelo Boranabi | Saturday September 9, 2023 06:00
The new season was supposed to kick off on the weekend of September 16 but the BFL General Assembly decided to push the start dates to the weekend of October 7.
The teams will wait for a further three weeks and once again, a late start looms. “It comes to the fore that the recent BFL General Assembly held on September 2, could not adopt in time some key documents, which are instrumental in guarding the organisation forward. As a result, a Special General Assembly will be held on September 22, 2023, to amongst other things, adopt the new BFL constitution,” a statement from BFL reads.
A source close to the process said the headache over the constitution arises from the powers given to the secretariat. The new document is said to give the secretariat more decision-making powers over the board.
“The new constitution is explicit as ever, it is the most transparent document ever in local football. However some of the delegates over the weekend felt their powers will be limited while the secretariat will have the decision-making powers. The delegates were not comfortable with this which is why they have been given time to re-run the constitution and make amends where there is need.
The CEO faces a mammoth task to make the members accept the new constitution but the issue should drag post post-September,” the source said. Mmegi Sport is further informed that talks between BFL and microfinance company, Letshego Botswana have come to a standstill. Letshego was approached to take over as the Botswana Premier League title sponsor but the two parties failed to agree on several items. The league is to once more run without a title sponsor but Absa Botswana and the Department of Broadcasting Services remain on board as partners.