The five contestants; Ookeditse Malesu, Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego, Botsang Tshenyengo, France Mabiletsa and Daniel Molaodi, are in the race to succeed outgoing and long serving Negroes Kgosietsile.
Malesu has no lobby list and is likely to receive backing from Botswana Football Association, Botswana Horse Association, Botswana Karate Association, Botswana Swimming Sport Association, Botswana Wrestling Association, Botswana Taekwando Association, Botswana Rugby Association and Botswana Squash Association. Colonel Tshenyego has his teams as Tshepo Sitale (senior vice president), Moses Moruisi (first vice president), Bernadette Moruti (second vice president), Michael Moroka (additional member) and Tebo Segaise (additional member). His likely supporters are Botswana Tennis Association, Botswana Softball Association, Botswana Table Tennis Association, Botswana Wrestling Association and Botswana Golf Union, Botswana Athletics Association and Botswana Rugby Association. Mabiletsa has lined up his lobby list as follows; Rampa Mosweu (first vice president), Grace Gaolaolwe (additional member) and Dr Lesego Sikele (additional member). Botswana Boxing Association, Botswana Cycling Association, Botswana Bodybuilding Association, Botswana Fencing Association, Botswana Judo Association and Botswana Golf Union are expected to give him their votes. Lebotse-Sebego has preferred an all-women team of Naledi Dikgomo-Goulden (senior vice president), Keenese Katisenge (first vice president), Anastacia Makwa (second vice president), Irene Ntelamo (additional member) and Yarona Sharp (additional member). Votes are expected from Botswana Netball Association, Botswana Basketball Association, Botswana Athletics Association, Botswana Golf Union, Botswana Swimming Sport Association, Botswana Handball Association and Botswana Football Association.
