Naughty boys' officials clash over substitutions
Monday, October 25, 2010
Naughty Boys' coach, Timmy Setswe stormed off in a huff before the end of the match following the confrontation with his team manager, Desmond Molefhe in the second half. Trouble started when Setswe sought to make a substitution only for Molefhe to block him saying that he could not do so. The team manager insisted that the coach cannot substitute without consulting him.
Setswe countered that as head coach, he can act without consultations before he eventually walked away. "What is my responsibility if I am not allowed to make substitutions? Why am I sitting on the bench?" the youthful coach asked.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....