COVID-19 takes away football shine

COVID-19 takes away football shine
COVID-19 takes away football shine

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Letshwiti retains his seat at the BFA

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) leadership faced its most difficult test since it assumed the office in 2016 when Botswana like many other countries experienced the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Amongst some of the difficult decisions that the BFA leadership had to consider was how they are going to go about their annual general assembly. BFA president Maclean Letshwiti and his executive committee found themselves between a rock and a hard place. The COVID-19 protocols strictly stipulated that no meetings of more than 50 people were to be held. On other hand, they faced uproar from the football fraternity if they considered postponing the much-awaited assembly, which was also an elective year. In the end, after postponing the event from the initial date, the BFA managed to hold a successful virtual assembly. However, the events leading to the assembly never fell short of controversy. The three camps vying for BFA leadership positions had been throwing light jabs at each other, but things nearly threw local football into a halt when the electoral board vetted out both Tebogo Sebego and Ookeditse Malesu. The decision left Letshwiti as the only presidential candidate going into the elections. Both Malesu and Sebego appealed the decision and succeeded.  In the end, it was a battle between Sebego and Letshwiti with the latter eventually prevailing after a runoff. 

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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