How 28.5% became a pass mark :: Mmegi Online

Umbro flunked the tender test with a low score of 10 out of 35, or 28.5 percent, but decisively got the nod to become the new Zebras' technical sponsor. It was a classic confirmation of the age old expression, in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king, writes Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

Thursdays are hardly marked as important days in sports. However, Thursday 12 April 2012 assumed a new meaning to local soccer followers after a four-person panel met in Gaborone to decide the future of the Zebras' technical sponsor.

Under scrutiny were bids submitted by three companies, two of them known international sportswear brands, while the third, an emerging home breed.The tender adjudication committee comprised Botswana Football Association (BFA) chief executive officer (CEO), Duncan Kgame, marketing and communications officer, Phakamile Kraai, finance manager, Susan Monametsi and technical director, Sonnyboy Sethibe. Mmegi Sport stumbled upon the tender evaluation report, which reveals a blow-by-blow account of events of that Thursday.

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How 28.5% became a pass mark

Umbro flunked the tender test with a low score of 10 out of 35, or 28.5 percent, but decisively got the nod to become the new Zebras' technical sponsor. It was a classic confirmation of the age old expression, in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king, writes Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

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