BFA President Phillip Makgalemele said that they have appointed a FODA committee to help spearhead the ambitious project, which was launched at the Lekidi Football Centre in Gaborone on Friday. Makgalemele said the committee, appointed in the spirit of good governance, has been tasked with six distinct responsibilities, including ensuring that the project is launched at major centres in partnership with various stakeholders and supported by various regional and national soccer league committees in the country. The 'think-tank' will also be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the project, in line with the original intended objectives, as well as considering financing requests for projects' implementation by the BFA National Executive Committee (NEC).
In addition, the committee will consider fund-raising proposals from various sectors and periodically brief the nation and BFA patron Vice President Ian Khama on the progress of the project. It will also ensure auditing of the programme a year after its launch. FODA is built around encouraging each household to make a contribution towards football development in Botswana.
