BFA race against time in AFCON 2015 bid
Friday, September 24, 2010
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is racing against time to submit a formal bid for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations before the September 30 deadline.
BFA, through the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC), is yet to submit the bid document to the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture for scrutiny before the government commits its support. BFA president, David Fani, said they submitted the document to BNSC this week, with the CAF deadline only seven days away.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...