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BFA to decide Chiefs, Gunners’ fate this week

BACK AT THE TOP: Mochudi Centre Chiefs supporters are hoping that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) approves their purchase of a Premier League status PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BACK AT THE TOP: Mochudi Centre Chiefs supporters are hoping that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) approves their purchase of a Premier League status PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Debswana First Division sides, Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Extension Gunners will finally know their fate this week on whether their purchase of the Botswana Premier League (BPL) statuses has been acceded to before the week ends.

In an interview with Sport Monitor, Botswana Football Association (BFA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mfolo Mfolo revealed that the National Executive Committee (NEC) is expected to sit this week and make a decision. “NEC will meet this week to review the two deals that involve Chiefs and Gunners. The decision will then be taken by the NEC on whether the two teams will play in the Premier League or not,” Mfolo said. Mfolo further stated that he does not expect the review process to drag for long hence why he says the decision will be reached before the week ends. “This will not take long at all. It is just for NEC to meet and check if all the teams involved have met the requirements that are in place when it comes to buying statuses,” he said.

As Mmegi Sport reported heading into the past weekend, Magosi acquired the status of Masitaoka. The deal is said to be worth of P400, 000 from the initial P600 000 offer. However, Masitaoka is expected to play in the Kweneng Division 1. Gunners on the other hand purchased the status of Jwaneng Young Stars who had earned automatic promotion to elite league. Young Stars will return to the First Division league. Amount of the deal remains unclear as Gunners Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ofentse Mmualefe remained mum about it. “We are in negotiations with Young Stars and we expect everything to be concluded before the league commences.

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