Most local sides are struggling to pay players and face insolvency players.
But in the event of bankruptcy, players would now get compensation from world soccer governing body, FIFA and global players’ union, FIFPro. The two organisations have agreed to set up a fund which will compensate players whose clubs are unable to meet their financial obligations. The FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP) will assist the affected players whose teams have been declared bankrupt and have shut down. Although the situation has not yet reached local football, several local sides have struggled to meet their contractual obligations with players regarding payment of wages. Many of those teams however can only face the wrath of administrators for flouting Club Licencing requirements. Litigation is through the Dispute Resolution Chamber. The newly established fund will, according to Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) secretary general, Kgosana Masaseng only benefit players whose teams have been declared insolvent.
