BFA promises to take action on BFL standoff
Boitumelo Khutsafalo | Monday August 17, 2026 06:00
The BFL convened its annual general meeting (AGM) last weekend, a week after the initial one failed to proceed due to a lack of quorum. At the centre of the deadlock was the decision by some sections of the shareholders to call for the removal of the board’s leadership, with Sipho Showa at the helm as the chairperson.
The AGM was initially scheduled for August 1, a week before the BFA’s general assembly.
However, only four clubs attended, collapsing the quorum. They finally convened last Saturday, on the same day as the BFA general assembly.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, BFA president Tariq Babitseng said the association was not happy about the recent developments at the BFL and will soon take appropriate action.
He said the BFA took a decision to give the BFL autonomy. Babitseng also said the association also took a decision not to implement a resolution which called for the reduction of Premier League teams from 16 to 12.
“This is not the leadership of the Premier League that we had anticipated. The character of the directors and shareholders to act in this manner is not the leadership that we had envisioned when we gave them the autonomy. They need to understand that they are the face of our football,” Babitseng said.
He also said the BFL might be members of the BFA in good standing, also having two voting rights as other members, but that it does not give them the liberty to act in the current manner.
“As the president, I am waiting for a report from the chief executive officer who sits on the board, as well as Maokaneng Bontshetse, who sits on the BFL board, to let us know what transpired so that we can take proper action,” he said.
Babitseng also revealed that he received a letter from the BNSC on Wednesday morning on the same issue.
“I will share it with the NEC, then we will take action; that I can assure you. Soonest we will be calling you for a press conference to tell you which direction we are taking because we are not happy at all,” Babitseng added.