BFA to appoint full-time Mares coach

In charge: Nkutlwisang is employed on a voluntary basis PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
In charge: Nkutlwisang is employed on a voluntary basis PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has said it intends to appoint a substantive head coach for the women’s national team, Mares, soon.

For years, the Mares have not had a substantive coach. Coaches work voluntarily, something which many pundits believe delays the progress of the team. Mares coach Gaolethoo 'Ronaldo' Nkutlwisang last week said working as a volunteer impedes the progress of the team. She said as a volunteer, due to limited resources, she could not travel around the country to look for talent.

This week BFA chief executive officer (CEO) Goabaone Taylor said having a substantive national team coach is high on the association’s agenda. “A proposal has been made to the BFA National Executive Committee (NEC) to have a permanent coach for the senior women’s team, as part of the reorganisation that the association will soon be going through,” Taylor told Mmegi Sport this week. The CEO said she is very optimistic that the BFA NEC will rubber-stamp the proposal to have a substantive women’s national team coach.

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