FIM, as a global regulator of the motorcross discipline of motorsport, has given BMS until this Friday (July 18) to pay the annual affiliation fee. Speaking to SportMonitor on Saturday, BMS public relations officer, Colonel Motlapele Majama said the federation solely relies on the Botswana National Sports Commission for international affiliation fees.
Majama also said the problem arose due to BMS’ annual grant being just less than P200,000 and the fact that international affiliations will take a large chunk of the grant. He highlighted that BMS has since put a request to the BNSC, as Botswana is likely to miss the 2025 Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN). “I met with one of the BNSC officials today (Saturday) to show them the implications of not paying the affiliation fee. They have since promised to work on it by Monday. I was told that the BNSC has also not received the grants (from the government), of which I cannot dispute or agree to because I do not have the facts, and we have since notified our affiliates,” said Majama.
