It has now decided to re-advertise all the posts, as the prolonged inaction has affected recruitment.
The BFL became a legal entity at last year’s Botswana Football Association (BFA) general assembly. In November the BFL, rolled out the advertisement of posts, including the CEO’s position, in a move to revamp the office. The posts were supposed to be filled at the start of the year, but recruitment has since been pushed back to the end of April. “For the first advertisement, we had received some applications and were about to decide. However, we have taken forever to return to play, we already know the reasons with [the coronavirus] COVID-19 and lately the suspension of sports. So we had thought about it, and though it has been forever and probably a few people we wanted to bring have joined other organisations. You may even find that people who applied for the BFL CEO position have also applied for the same position at BFA. So, we have advertised for the second time to allow for new applications. We hope by the end of April, the process would have been completed and we would have appointed some people,” BFL transformation committee chairperson, Jagdish Shah told Mmegi Sport this week. The BFL is looking for a CEO with eight years of experience in a managerial position in the sport with a sport-related degree. The league is also looking for a media officer, logistics sponsorship and management officer, finance assistance and logistics assistance, amongst other roles. BFL gained its independence following sustained calls to grant the Botswana Premier League autonomy. Under the new arrangement, the league can negotiate and sign contracts or deals without the involvement of the mother body. In the past, all sponsorship deals fell under the BFA’s ambit.
