FUB welcomes return but urges caution

Eagle-eyed: Masaseng is following proceedings closely PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Eagle-eyed: Masaseng is following proceedings closely PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) has welcomed the decision by the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare to allow sporting activities to resume.

However, the union has also emphasised the need to protect the health of players when the activities finally start. “It is very encouraging that sporting activities have been allowed to resume.

Our members have been kicking their heels without football and to a larger extent, the prolonged absence of sport has really affected many lives,” FUB secretary-general, Kgosana Masaseng said. Masaseng added there is enough high-level information to outline some principle understanding of what the next season might look like. “There are a few aspects that could be looked into from a high-level and qualitative perspective, including, impact on the clubs’ main revenue streams, the players’ working conditions particularly their employment contracts and salaries. The same has extended to the transfer market,” he said.

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