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Rollers, BFL brace for Round 2

Not done: Ramochotlhwane says an appeal has been filed PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Not done: Ramochotlhwane says an appeal has been filed PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Football Association (BFL) has appealed the Disciplinary Committee’s (DC) judgement, which saw Township Rollers fined P15,000 for the improper registration of Onkarabile Ratanang.

Just when football fans thought they had seen the last of a saga that has rumbled on for months, the BFL chief executive officer, Solomon Ramochotlhwane indicated they had appealed the DC’s ruling.

“The Prosecutor has filed an appeal with the Appeals Committee,” Ramochotlhwane said yesterday. Rollers were charged with the improper registration of Ratanang, which occurred outside the transfer window that closed on September 30, 2021.

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