BFA moves to declare season complete
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) acting on the recommendations of a medical committee will not restart the season. However, a source said the season would be declared complete, handing Jwaneng Galaxy their first title, while TAFIC, Miscellaneous and Molepolole City Stars face relegation.
Masitaoka and Sua Flamingoes would be promoted to the elite league, while Mogoditshane Fighters and Nico United are expected to feature in the play-offs to decide the third team to be promoted. Football activities were halted in March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that posed a life threat. Hopes of the league resuming were dashed after the medical committee indicated it would cost more than P300 million to return to action.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...