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BFA admits need for blueprint as investor craze hits local league

New direction: Gunners investor Ally Kgomongwe (all black) with players PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
New direction: Gunners investor Ally Kgomongwe (all black) with players PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

An ‘investor’ craze has hit the local shores with fans closely following developments, amidst hope the positive signs would lead to an upturn in fortunes for cash-strapped Premier League sides. With more and more investors arriving, the governing body, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has acknowledged the need to develop a blueprint to guide the clubs through a delicate process, reports Staff Writer MQONDISI DUBE

The buzzword in the local game this season has been ‘investor’. From Township Rollers, through Mochudi Centre Chiefs, over the valleys of Lobatse at Extension Gunners to the dusty home ground of Notwane’s Sechaba, the winds of change are sweeping through.

It is the actualisation of a plan born nearly two decades ago through a document known as the Bosele Declaration. For the uninitiated, the Bosele Declaration came into being after clubs realised that running teams from the boots of cars was no longer sustainable, and committed to moving towards a professional set-up.

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