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Owing clubs given licences

Licensor: Butale heads the FIB. PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Licensor: Butale heads the FIB. PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The First Instance Body (FIB) has refuted concerns over leniency in issuing licences even to clubs that owe their former staff, which contravenes Club Licencing requirements.

The FIB is a committee tasked with reviewing and granting licences to clubs to participate in the FNB Premiership. There have been concerns that the body has been too liberal in granting licences to clubs, even to those that owe their former players and coaches.

However, FIB chairperson Phazha Butale has said there was a communication error which saw clubs that have overdue payables granted licences.

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