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Sikwane speaks out after new Tanzania role

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New role: Sikwane (right) was officially presented as Siginda chief executive by club president, Japhet Makau this week
New role: Sikwane (right) was officially presented as Siginda chief executive by club president, Japhet Makau this week

This week, Tanzanian Premier League side Singida Fountain Gate FC officially unveiled former Botswana Football Association (BFA) head of competitions and operations, Olebile Sikwane as its CEO. In an interview with Mmegi Staffer CHAKALISA DUBE, Sikwane gives insight into his new role. He also insists that he is not a nomad despite his penchant for changing jobs within a short period

Mmegi Sport: Congratulations on your new appointment as Singida CEO. For starters, who is Sikwane in the football cycles?

Sikwane: I’m just an ambitious young man from Mochudi, whose dream while growing up in Selebi-Phikwe was to work for Kaizer Chiefs, the only club to whom I’ve been loyal.

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