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Chakalisa Dube
  • Motlogelwa quits over FIFA funds fall-out

    Motlogelwa has reportedly fallen out with other BFA NEC members following the mis-allocation of FIFA funds, amounting to P6 million. The money was diverted to fund the association's internal operations.Motlogelwa was expected to hand in his...

  • Flamingoes suspend general manager

    Motlogelwa, who joined the club in July last year on a 1-year contract, was on Friday slapped with an indefinite suspension. Reasons for his suspension remain unclear, but there are reports that he has fallen out with some senior officials at the...

  • Nico maintain unbeaten run

    The victory means that United have accumulated 23 points having registered seven wins and two draws in nine matches. Nico also have a game in hand after one of their matches was postponed due to COVID-19 positive cases late last year. Peace Makers,...

  • Citizen group takes over Mupane Gold Mine

    This week, the Canadian company announced plans to sell the mine to Hawks Mining Company Proprietary Limited “at a nominal fee”.Hawks is a citizen-controlled company run by individuals who form part of Mupane’s top management team. The current...

  • Motlogelwa denies resignation reports

    The mis-allocated funds, which were meant for FIFA sanctioned projects amount to P6 million. The money was diverted to fund internal operations of the association.Sources this week said if Motlogelwa does not resign, the BFA NEC will move a motion to...

  • BMWU secures massive victory against Mupane

    The agreement will last until April 2023. It was signed by both parties on Wednesday. The new deal means that employees will get a wage increase amounting to six percent from April 2022 until April 2023. In addition, the employees will get another...

  • Rakgare warns BFA

    Apart from FIFA, BFA gets much of its funding from the government through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) subvention. The association has in recent weeks grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons.There have been allegations of corruption,...

  • BFA slaps Taylor with a third charge

    Taylor appeared for her disciplinary hearing (to answer for the initial charges) on Thursday. The hearing was reportedly postponed to today (Monday) in order to allow the association to serve Taylor with some of the missing documents.Insiders have...

  • Economist warns against communication interception law

    However, in recent times, the country has been shedding its positive image, raising worries that it will soon be dethroned from its position as one of the best countries to invest in, particularly in Africa.For example, since he took over, President...

  • Veselin linked with Zebras job

    Jelusic is said to be BFA president Mclean Letshwiti’s preferred choice. Sources have said that the main worry now is that the association does not have enough money to afford a foreign coach.It is also still not clear if Jelusic is among those who...

  • Suspended Taylor appears before BFA’s DC

    Taylor was slapped with a suspension letter in December with BFA saying she is being investigated for irregular utilisation of association funds. Taylor is before a disciplinary panel chaired by Leviet Ntwaagae, which also has Lore Morapedi and...

  • BDP’s Kwambala likely to quit politics

    Should the development come to pass, it would ultimately mean that Kwambala will cease being a councillor, meaning that a by-election will have to be declared to replace him.This week sources told Mmegi that Kwambala will make his intentions known at...

  • Botswana, Namibia consider joint AFCON bid

    Early this year, the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSEC), Tumiso Rakgare stated his desire to see Botswana host the 2027 AFCON. Botswana has since formally approached Namibia with a proposal that the two countries...

  • FIFA delegation concludes BFA visit

    The BFA reportedly diverted more than P6million of FIFA funds for the women’s projects and COVID-19 relief funds.The FIFA delegation arrived in the country on Friday for the investigations. Sources at Lekidi have told Mmegi Sport that among those...

  • Sankoyo Hold Wasteful TAFIC

    Even the mood at the match seemed to suggest that Matjimenyenga diehards are increasingly becoming impatient with the team's failure to gain momentum in order to push for promotion to the elite league. The only positive for TAFIC on Saturday was...

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