BNSC accused of meddling in fencing elections

Fencing held its elections last week amid claims of BNSC interference PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Fencing held its elections last week amid claims of BNSC interference PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) has been accused of meddling in the Botswana Amateur Fencing Federation (BAFF) elections held last Saturday.

Former BAFF president, Gaolathe Modongo threatened to quit running for the election after claims BNSC observers interfered in the election. He told Mmegi Sport this week that the reason why he wanted to withdraw from the race was because of the way the BNSC handled the elections.

“At some point I nearly quit. I informed my campaign team about my decision and they were against the decision. I am not happy with the way the BNSC handled our elections. They turned our elections into a mockery. When we went for elections, we had a lobby list of people who had interest to contest for elections.

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