Born in 1949, Chilisa died in the early hours of Sunday. He was described as a straight talking administrator whose passion for the game was second to none.Speaker after speaker hailed Chilisa's immense contribution to the development of football in Botswana for close to 40 years. Chilisa served the game in many capacities since starting Sharps Electrical Football Club in the early 80s, then an employee of Sharps Electrical.
He went on to serve as the chairperson of First Division South for many years. He was at the helm of the league when it still had Gaborone's big clubs Gaborone United and Township Rollers. At the time of his death, he was a member of the BFA's National Executive Committee (NEC), chairperson of the South East region and also the chairman of the regional chairpersons committee. On several occasions he was the head of delegation for national teams and at some point he was also the head of security for the senior team. He was also tasked with organising First Division Play offs, a task he was still to do when he passed on.
