Upsurge in foreign coaches regressive
Friday, August 07, 2015
This is quite a regressive development. What it essentially means is that the growth and empowerment of local technicians has taken an extremely backward trend. And, as the Premiership grows, chances are that the top four teams will always go for non-citizens who are perceived to be more experienced and have composure.
Once we used to have the likes of Six Keatlholetswe, Ezekiel Mooki, Stanley Tshosane, Sthando Mogwadi, Letang Kgengwenyane, Daniel ‘Chico” Nare to mention a few. But sadly all these coaches, who the Botswana Football Association and other various sports institutions invested in, have left the game and pursued other interests.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...