Feud exposes BFA to FIFA ban
Friday, January 12, 2024 | 670 Views |
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Concerned: BFA’s Letshwiti PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
On Monday, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare wrote to the BFA through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) requesting for a meeting to get detailed insight into the BFL crisis. However, the BFA rebuffed the minister’s approach indicating the matter was before a judicial body, the Arbitration Tribunal.
In what is turning out to be a bare-knuckled fight between the government and BFA, the ministry issued a thin-veiled threat to the association in a public statement on Wednesday. While the statement said the minister wanted to have a full appreciation of the situation, it accused the BFA of refusing to account by failing to honour the meeting invitation.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...