Khama Throws BFA In Dilemma

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The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has appealed to the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) for help in dealing with the constituency league introduced recently by President Ian Khama. The BFA says that political interference is not allowed in football as per the rules of world soccer governing body, FIFA.

At the same time, the association says it cannot resist a directive from the President. This creates a dilemma and forces the BFA to run a competition, which is not in their structures.

Presenting their case at the BNSC Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) last week, the BFA chief executive officer, Tosh Kgotlele said though they know it was wrong to run the constituency league, they cannot resist the President's directive. He asked the BNSC to help them deal with the issue because it is wrong to mix sports with politics. "We have a mammoth task splease help us," he pleaded.

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