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Ralebala vows to put past behind

Quit: Boardroom issues pushed out Ralebala
Quit: Boardroom issues pushed out Ralebala

Former Botswana Football League (BFL) board chairperson, Aryl Ralebala has said he is willing to put the past behind and work with anyone so that local football can reach greater heights. Ralebala, who also owns the newly Premier League rookies Masitaoka, resigned from his position at BFL this week because of pressure from some shareholders.

Some Premier League sides have publicly questioned Ralebala’s leadership with reports suggesting that there was intense fighting going on behind the scenes at Lekidi Football Centre. However, without dwelling too much on the internal brawls going on at the BFL board, Ralebala did confirm that he stepped aside because of differences in opinions.

He said he was not going to stay at the helm when others felt that he was not fitting the profile that is needed to be in that position. Jwaneng Galaxy chairperson, Njabulo Gilika has been temporarily given the responsibility to lead the board until the next meeting. Ralebala said despite what has happened to him when he was the chairperson, he is willing to work with everyone so that football can grow. “I felt that football is regressing instead of going forward. The COVID-19 effect cannot be ignored as well but what I wanted to see was football moving forward. Maybe I came at the wrong time.

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