Former BAA president, Moses Bantsi has thrown his name in the hat to tackle incumbent, Paphane Botlhale who is seeking re-election. Bantsi, together with his vice president, the late Roland Masalila and secretary-general, Legojane Kebaitse left their positions unceremoniously in 2017. Bantsi, who is the current Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) vice president, has been nominated by Lefika Athletics Club, while the University of Botswana Athletics Club submitted Botlhale's name. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Bantsi said it was only right for him to seek another chance to lead athletics. “Some clubs approached me and pleaded with me to come back. Of course there are some who still trust the current leadership because of the sponsorship that athletics received. But there are still some problems that should be sorted out,” he said. Bantsi said he would have a conversation with all the 24 affiliates.
Efforts to reach Botlhale did not bear fruit as his cell phone was off. Another interesting comeback is that of Legojane of Palapye Athletics Club and Kenneth Kikwe from Orapa Athletics Club who are eyeing the position of vice president-sport development. Kikwe and Legojane will challenge current position holder, Tshepo Kelaotswe of Sports View Runners Club. Kikwe and Kelaotswe met during the 2019 elections, which ended in a tie and had to be settled by Botlhale as president. Legojane said he was not ready to discuss his interest in returning to the BAA board. “I cannot talk about the elections at the moment. There are some things I want to sort out first. Contact me next week,” he said.
