But why?

Friday, December 08, 2017

Sorry sight: Rollers and BDF XI players sweat down the National Stadium stands, while handful of supporters watch on PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Football, without fans, probably tastes worse than tea without sugar. Since time immemorial, fans have been instrumental in driving teams forward. Their voices from the terraces matter, but Botswana football has come face-to-face with sobering reality, the fans’ voices have died down, writes MQONDISI DUBE

Local football is hovering perilously close to a ticking time bomb. While most clubs are already battling to stay afloat amid crippling financial challenges, a fresh dilemma has emerged; fans are no longer interested in going to the stadiums to watch games. Evidence? Only 4,500 fans bothered to walk through the stadium gates when all the four Mascom Top 8 quarter finals were played.

That sent football authorities scouring for answers. The challenge is that the answers might not be immediately available.

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