No sponsor, return date yet for Premiership

CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Football League (BFL) has said the Premiership is yet to secure a sponsor as the local game prepares for a return scheduled in August. 

The new football body's leadership, chairperson, Aryl Ralobala and chief executive officer, Solomon Ramochothwane said the BFL is still locked in negotiations with potential sponsors.

A three-year sponsorship deal with Botswana Telecommunications Limited (BTC) has since came to end, whilst a year remains in Absa Botswana's two-year deal worth P7million. The elite league's TV rights partnership with Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) has also come to end.

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As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...

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