The motion tabled by BDP councillor, Raoboy Mpuang on Tuesday, wanted the council to resolve to request the ministry of youth, sports and culture to review constituency tournament rules and regulations and make it mandatory for all clubs to be registered with the Registrar of Societies and payment made directly to registered entities’ accounts. BCP councillor Tabengwa Tabengwa of Ikageleng Ward said that he was against the motion because he had never agreed with constituency tournaments in the first place, but because it was a directive from President Ian Khama, he had no choice. “You know how it is in this country. We did not agree with the directive but we could not challenge it,” he said. He further rubbished Mpuang’s idea that the clubs should be registered saying that it involved a whole new process and that the players would now have to pay affiliations fees. Councillor Ben Mpotokwane also of the BCP said that they did not understand anything about the constituency tournaments because they had never agreed on them. “I do not understand. But it needs to remain an informal thing and have as few restrictions as possible. I have never agreed with this thing,” he said. Another BCP councillor, Professor Tlou, said that Mpuang had hurried the motion because what he should have done first was consult and understand the set-up.
“First of all there is a clause that says that the groups have to be unregistered teams because if they are registered, they now become official teams,” he said. Tlou said that the tournaments were a disaster just like Ipelegeng.
