The unchecked weevil in soccer

Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Premier League has grown exponentially since the Botswana Football Association (BFA) struck a multi-million Pula deal with be MOBILE in 2009. It has evolved from a mundane competition and now carries the gravitas which has made the region sit up and take notice.

Inevitably, it has attracted attention from across the spectrum, curiously from a new breed of investors. The League is now viewed as a pot of gold as investors clamber over each other to grab a piece.

Before the be MOBILE deal, one Oscar Kubara arrived on the scene, and while being regarded as a wealthy businessman, he ultimately sold the football fraternity the cheekiest dummy.

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The unchecked weevil in soccer

The Premier League has grown exponentially since the Botswana Football Association (BFA) struck a multi-million Pula deal with be MOBILE in 2009. It has evolved from a mundane competition and now carries the gravitas which has made the region sit up and take notice.

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