BFA Cancels 2020/2021 Season

Morupule Wanderers players PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Morupule Wanderers players PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

After a lengthy period of speculation, Botswana Football Association (BFA) on Saturday finally announced that it has nullified the 2020/2021 football season.

The football season was set to start on March 6, but was forced to be postponed after the government imposed new movement restrictions which are to end in September. There were some calls to scrap off the season as it was not practical to play, whilst players through their union, Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) argued that they should be a way to return to play.

“The Botswana Football Association National Executive Committee (NEC) members have resolved that the 2020/2021 football season be nullified.

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