The foiled AFCON bid

There appeared to be confusion after the BFA chief executive officer, Keith Masters responded positively to Zimbabwe’s proposal of a joint bid, only for the National Executive Committee (NEC) to deny interest.

In an interview yesterday, Sebego said while there were inquiries from Zimbabwe and South Africa on a joint bid, the costs proved prohibitive. “As BFA, we sat and agreed that our strategy is to bid for regional competitions before we go continental.