Zakhem threatens to punish clubs

Lonely match: GU showed up for the game but Holy Ghost stayed away. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Lonely match: GU showed up for the game but Holy Ghost stayed away. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Nicholas Zakhem, who maintains he is the legitimate Botswana Football League (BFL) chairperson, has threatened to come down hard on Premier League teams that boycotted the weekend's fixtures.

Only three of the 16 Premier League teams turned up at match venues in Gaborone, Lobatse and in Sowa.

The rest of the clubs decided to heed a message from BFL shareholders under the leadership of Godfrey Ratlhaga to boycott the matches.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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