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Karate committee TKOs suspended secretary

Demanding answers: Samuel wrote to the BOKA executive
Demanding answers: Samuel wrote to the BOKA executive

The suspended Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) secretary-general, Karabo Samuel's bid for a lifeline has emphatically been dealt a body blow by the interim committee in charge of the sport's governing body.

Samuel has pleaded his innocence three months after being slapped with a suspension by the committee. He has written a letter to the committee on the eve of elections challenging his suspension.

BOKA is scheduled to hold elections during an Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) to be held in Gaborone tomorrow. “I received a letter dated October 13, 2022 that informed me that you suspended me from all BOKA activities.

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