BVF wants dialogue over constituency league

Constituency league lure: Some volleyball players have de-camped. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
Constituency league lure: Some volleyball players have de-camped. PIC: KABO MPAETONA

The Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) president Daniel Molaodi says there is need to engage government on the constituency league, in order to prevent continuous player departures.

President Ian Khama, as a mechanism to keep unemployed youth off the streets, introduced the initiative.  However, the BVF argues players continue to leave mainstream volleyball in pursuit of financial gains offered by the constituency tournaments.

BVF president, Daniel Molaodi, said that when the initiative was started, the then Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Shaw Kgathi invited them for a meeting meant to come up with ways of minimising impact on the league. He suggested that the operations of the league be revisited to balance them out.

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