BFL chairmanship brawl reaches High Court :: Mmegi Online

The legal dispute over the control of the Botswana Football League (BFL) will be adjudicated in the High Court following an urgent application by the ousted chairperson, Nicholas Zakhem and board member, Jagdish Shah.

The two officials were removed from the board by some shareholders after a special general meeting held in Palapye last weekend. The meeting installed Godfrey Ratlhaga (Masitaoka chairman) as the new chairperson, while Tumelo Toteng, TAFIC chairman, replaced Shah on the board.

Reported tensions within the BFL, accumulating over time, drove the decision. One of the reported reasons for the fallout was the decision to relegate four Premier League teams at the end of the current season. Some clubs reportedly opposed this decision, while the BFL leadership maintained that the Premier League should consist of 12 teams, as agreed. In their initial attempt to remove the two leaders, the shareholders faced a setback as the planned meeting was deemed illegal.

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BFL chairmanship brawl reaches High Court

The legal dispute over the control of the Botswana Football League (BFL) will be adjudicated in the High Court following an urgent application by the ousted chairperson, Nicholas Zakhem and board member, Jagdish Shah.

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