Thamane discovers there is nothing soft about softball :: Mmegi Online

When Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) boss, Thabo Thamane announced his intention to run for the softball presidency, there was spontaneous surprise. Sport has largely been regarded as a battleground for mudslinging, but he was prepared to juggle duties at his plush CEDA office and also get his hands dirty at the National Diamond. He spoke to Mmegi Sport Staffer, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO on his brief but challenging sojourn

Botswana Softball Association (BSA) president, Thabo Thamane shocked many when he announced his intention to contest for softball’s top position.

One of the country’s foremost corporate leaders, Thamane was never imagined as ideal for a sport leadership position, where ‘bloodless coups’ are the order of the day. He ascended to the presidency in May, and hardly three months into the position, the traditional daggers are already drawn.

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