BTTA president drops out of race
Friday, April 28, 2017
Maifala has dropped out of the race
“Unfortunately or fortunately, I will not stand for this year’s elections due to personal matters. I have recently opened an agency in South Africa so I would not be able to give the table tennis family maximum attention,” Maifala revealed yesterday.
He further said the task of leading a committee of people working on voluntary basis was difficult as on numerous occasions he had to double up duties as they dragged their feet in completing tasks.
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