Ntshingane kickstarts BFA presidential campaign

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.