BOKA defies BNSC

Swinging into action: BOKA says it will convene a meeting to elect new leaders this weekend
Swinging into action: BOKA says it will convene a meeting to elect new leaders this weekend

The Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) is on the verge of defying the supreme sports body, the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC), which has set-up a committee to look into the karate body leadership crisis.

BOKA has said it would go ahead with a planned meeting on Saturday to elect new leaders, although the BNSC wants the vote set aside pending the implementation of a task force report.

The BNSC was forced to intervene last December when BOKA was plunged into a crisis following the resignation of four committee members.

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