Hectic 2014 leaves BCF broke
Friday, January 09, 2015
Tshenolo Maruatona told Mmegi Sport that international assignments gobbled much of the budget of the national chess body.
The BCF received a grant of P600,000 from the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) in the last financial year. However, there were numerous international trips in 2014, which left the federation in the red.
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