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BFA avoids CAF sanction

Controversy: Officials who handled the GU, Systems match being escorted off pitch PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Controversy: Officials who handled the GU, Systems match being escorted off pitch PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The match officials suspended by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) yesterday had performed well up to the point they made a blunder which has put a dent in their careers.

As per the match officials' assessor report, the four, who handled last week's match between Security Systems and Gaborone United (GU) had done a good job. However, they failed to pick that Systems made a fourth substitution outside the stipulated manner.

The suspended officials are Moemedi Tlhabolang, Thuso Marman, Thatayaone Gasebonno and Kagiso Molefhi. The BFA confirmed the suspension of the four officials through a press statement yesterday.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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