Volleyball reels from Zone VI debts
Calistus Kolantsho | Tuesday October 13, 2026 10:40
BVF president Odisitse George Keotsene said when he and his board were elected into office, they found several outstanding debts arising from the Zone VI Club Championships held in Gaborone in November 2024.
“Some of you in this room were part of the group that was owed, and we had a few not-so-nice meetings before we were able to agree on how we could settle those debts. We managed to pay the Local Organising Committee (LOC) members,” he said during the volleyball congress over the weekend,
“Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, we have only been able to make some payments, including to executive committee members.”
Keotsene revealed the plan was to clear the remaining debt, adding that the federation was also in the process of settling outstanding payments owed to commission members.
Meanwhile, he said the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) expected all sporting associations to meet its compliance requirements, including ensuring that their affiliates were compliant and that audited financial reports were available.
“The audits for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 financial years are outstanding,” Keotsene told the gathering.
“We engaged the previous treasurer, the BNSC finance department and BVF auditors with a view to closing this process. “Unfortunately, the documentation we have does not allow the auditor to issue an unqualified opinion on the financial statements for the years in question.”
He said the auditors had advised that, due to the unavailability of supporting documents, an audit disclaimer could be issued.
Keotsene asked the congress to allow the board to follow the auditors’ advice and complete the process by submitting audit reports with disclaimers for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 financial years.
He explained that this would allow the federation to proceed with the audit for the 2025/2026 financial year in time for presentation at the June 2027 congress.
On the budget, Keotsene said the BVF had been allocated a grant of P900,000 for the current financial year, along with an indirect allocation of P120,000, bringing the total to P1.02 million.
The federation spent P160,000 on the Ditsala tournament, while technical seminars accounted for P45,000.
Beach volleyball development received P60,000, while indoor volleyball accounted for P95,000. The development budget stood at P360,000, representing 40 percent of the total budget.
According to the BVF budget presented at the congress, beach volleyball tournaments cost P35,000, while the BVF Cup accounted for P60,000. The Zone VI beach volleyball series took P65,000 from the federation’s coffers.
The Zone VI Club Championships also accounted for P65,000, while BVF league administration cost P45,000. The competition budget stood at P270,000, representing 30 percent of the allocated budget.
Keotsene further said when the current board was elected in November 2024, the federation was emerging from a period of football inactivity.
He said their responsibility was to restore the sport’s activities.
“We undertook governance restructuring following a Special General Meeting (SGM) to restore leadership stability and accountability after mediation by CAVB,” Keotsene said.