FRAFA mulls new league to cut costs

FRAFA chairperson, Fanyana Fish said if everything goes according to plan, the league will be introduced in the 2021-2022 league season. At present, teams in the Nata-Gweta area play their matches with teams in Francistown, Tonota and Shashe. “We want teams to be able to manage fixtures and resources. Because teams from Sua, Dukwi and Gweta play their matches as far as Francistown, Tonota and Shashe. It means that they end up straining their resources. Teams in Francistown as well as surrounding areas also incur huge costs when they play in the Nata-Gweta area.

The majority of the teams in Division One are struggling financially.” The Division One league in Francistown does not have a solid sponsor hence teams fund most of their logistics such as travel costs. “We believe that by establishing another division one league, teams will be able to easily manage the meagre resources that they have and honour fixtures easily.