Rakgare said whilst he was happy to see Tariq Babitseng win last month's election, he was, however, disappointed to see the other two miss out after suffering heavy defeats. He said Babitseng is a good leader who does not take things personally. “I was happy when Babitseng won the elections. I am sad that Phadza Butale lost the vice president-one position because football would have had an opportunity to tap into his talent, as he is someone who has been in football as a player and administrator. He runs Happy Hearts Football Club,” he said.
Butale lost to Maokaneng Bontshetse. Rakgare said Butale understands government processes and there is no way football can progress if it does not have a relationship with the ministry. He pointed out that it is not a secret that the relationship between the BFA and government was dented during the previous leadership. Rakgare said Babitseng comes in to give a breather. He said it was going to be good to see Ntshingane being part of the current team but unfortunately, he was contesting against Babitseng. Ntshingane received only one vote. “Ntshingane understands football, he captained Zebras at one point. He knows that things are done as a collective of the executive committee. He has always been clear on his grassroots development advocacy. Even today, the loss has not affected him, he still serves football and together with Diphetogo ‘Dipsy’ Selolwane they arranged the legends match,” he said.
