Mfolo returned to his previous position on Tuesday this week and is tasked with re-engineering the association’s business process. He left the BFA under a cloud in December 2020 after the Under-17 side was sent home from the COSAFA Cup for age-cheating. The official became the fall guy after the scandal. Before his departure, Mfolo had survived the harsh BFA environment where successive CEOs have wilted under pressure. Mfolo joined the association in 2017, on secondment from the Ministry of Basic Education. He was praised for adopting a professional ethic in a workplace where there is constant talk of political interference.
BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti had seen enough in Mfolo to warrant a second bite at the cherry. Despite the sour parting, Letshwiti is reportedly convinced Mfolo has the professional attributes to steer the BFA ship in a reassuring direction. The association has been in the public eye following damaging reports that P6 million of FIFA funds had been diverted to unintended purposes. The funds were meant for women’s football and COVID-19 relief. The BFA was left a further P2.8 million in the red after reports of unauthorised expenditure.
