Butale hits at BFL over club licensing

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Calling for order: Butale says club licencing process was done above board and laid the blame squarely on the BFL’s doorstep PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Football League (BFL) has been criticised for delays in submitting paperwork to enable the timeous processing of club licences, which enable teams to participate in the FNB Premiership.

Phadza Butale, the chairperson of the First Instance Body (FIB), the organ responsible for licensing FNB Premiership clubs, has said the BFL should put its house in order after this season's process was concluded just hours before the first game kicked off.

Butale defended the licensing process, saying everything was done above board, but he laid the blame squarely on the BFL's doorstep.

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Butale hits at BFL over club licensing

The Botswana Football League (BFL) has been criticised for delays in submitting paperwork to enable the timeous processing of club licences, which enable teams to participate in the FNB Premiership.

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