Letshwiti�s approach will be key :: Mmegi Online

It was in 1999 when the new Botswana Football Association president, Mclean Letshwiti made a bold step into club football administration. He and some other influential supporters of Mochudi Centre Chiefs formed a consortium kind of arrangement with a view to privatise the club, but not long after the project aborted, as he and his associates felt that the conditions were not conducive for privatisation, they all resigned from the club.

By then he decried the lack of statutes that promote private ownership of clubs as opposed to clubs being run as societies. And, not long ago I asked him about the troubles facing community run (society) clubs, especially when it comes to transition from a society setup to private ownership and his answer was that there is lack of statutory guidance from the association and as such it is a trial and error exercise.

Well, over the weekend he ascended to the BFA presidential seat after defeating Tebogo Sebego by four votes as he garnered 32 votes to Sebego’s 28 after a re-run. I, therefore expect not to have any excuses anymore because naturally he is a critic and an achiever. Congratulations are in order.

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