BCF accused of withholding players' cash

Chess leader: Segaise
Chess leader: Segaise

Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) has been accused of holding on to senior national team prize money from the 2021 Zone 4.2 online tournament that was held in November.

The team finished second position and pocketed $800 (approximately P8,000.) Some of the team members included International Master Providence Oatlhotse, Gomolemo Rongwane, Woman International Master (WIM) Kgalalelo Botlhole, WIM Dr Onkemetse Francis and Candidate Master (CM) Thuso Mosutha. According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, the players were promised a share of the spoils. “After the money was credited into BCF bank account, they went silent.

The executive committee ignored our text messages. Some of them told us that they have decided to keep the money and if we have a problem with that, we could take the matter further,” a source said. This publication is further informed that the executive committee was divided regarding the money. Three members of the committee felt that the money should be distributed to the players and even suggested that the Federation should at least keep only $100 (P1,000).

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