Rest Pio, yours was a frenetic race

As my fingers approached the keyboard, my heart raced faster. But I had to do it, and I believe if you had to know that I did not pen one, you would be utterly disappointed. We are living in a moment where one second, one is here and the next they are gone. It is typical of a candle in the wind moment that we find ourselves in. The elasticity of the flame under the incessant pressure of the wind is not guaranteed. At any moment, the flame might be extinguished and the candle goes cold.

It happened last week Friday that after lunch the burning candle could not survive the persistent wind. COVID-19 had claimed another precious soul. Yours was a brief but eventful stay. I only got to know you closely after the arrival of Peter Butler as Zebras coach around 2015. What alert me to your uncompromising temperament were reports in the media of your fight with the then Botswana Football Association (BFA) technical director, Ben Kgomela at the SSKB Stadium. It was not a personal fight, but about your work. Your exuberance towards your profession was unmatched.