Angels appeal Ookame fine

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FRANCISTOWN: Eleven Angels owner and coach, Seemo Mpatane, has expressed shock at the decision by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) Players’ Status Committee to fine the club over the transfer of Eric Ookame to Orapa United.

The committee is an ancillary body of the BFA that is tasked with presiding over disputes among local clubs relating to player transfers. On Tuesday, the players' status committee fined Ookame P10,000 for breaching a pre-contract agreement with Gaborone United.

Angels were fined P20,000. Both parties must have paid the fine in two months.

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Angels appeal Ookame fine

FRANCISTOWN: Eleven Angels owner and coach, Seemo Mpatane, has expressed shock at the decision by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) Players’ Status Committee to fine the club over the transfer of Eric Ookame to Orapa United.