Mmegi

Ntshingane kickstarts BFA presidential campaign

Raising his hand: Ntshingane launched his manifesto in Gaborone on Thursday. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Raising his hand: Ntshingane launched his manifesto in Gaborone on Thursday. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Botswana Football Association (BFA) presidential candidate, Masego Ntshingane yesterday kickstarted his campaign with the launch of his manifesto.

Ntshingane is gunning for local football's highest seat against incumbent Maclean Letshwiti and former BFA vice president Tariq Babitseng at an elective congress to be held on September 14. Ntshingane, who is currently serving as the first vice president, launched his campaign manifesto at the Regent Hotel in Gaborone yesterday. Termed 'Marakanelo', Ntshingane's campaign manifesto features 11 key points of transition at the BFA. The 'Winning Eleven' seeks to improve stakeholder management, corporate governance, and also regional and youth development structures. The 'Winning Eleven' further looks to improve women's football, players' welfare, coaching, and administration. Ntshingane has listed handing back the Botswana Football League its autonomy and also improving the national teams' brand, mobilisation community, and former players' engagement. Speaking at the launch, Ntshingane said the Marakanelo manifesto is a commitment to take football to greater heights. He said his campaign outlines a comprehensive vision aimed at promoting inclusivity, integrity, commercialisation, innovation unity and passion within the game.

"We in this room are aware of the various serious allegations that have been floating about the BFA and can only hope that the mandated BFA authorities will at some point soon come out to address them," he said.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up