Move to phase out 'Blue Books' hailed

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) on Tuesday announced that it has abolished the use of Blue Books and replaced it with the electronic system. The decision, it said, followed the completion of the electronic registration system called FIFA Connect. The completion of the new system now means the use of the manual registration method popularly known as Blue Books has ceased to exist.

“We, therefore, wish to urge all structures to make sure that all clubs participating in various leagues including youth have registered all their players in the system as that is the only recognisable process/system of registering players for teams taking part in the BFA competitions,” the BFA announced through a statement.