Zakhem to leave BFL post :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Football League (BFL) will for the first time have an independent Board chairperson. The BFL is the freshest establishment under the Botswana Football Association (BFA) with just two years in business.

It is mandated to run the affairs of the Botswana Premier League (BPL) and First Division Leagues. In the annual report, the BFL chief executive officer, Senzo Mbatha said the interim Board of Directors will vacate their seats at the end of 2023-2024 football season.

Gaborone United (GU's) Nicolas Zakhem currently sits as the BFL Board chairperson and he is expected to leave his post by the end of the 2023-2024 season. He sits alongside Jagdish Shah, Masego Ntshingane, Tebogo Sebego, Kagiso Mogocha, Johane Mchive, Mfolo Mfolo, Njabulo Gilika and Mbatha. “BFL has been in operation for two seasons now with the interim board of directors, whose term of office will expire at the end of the 2023-2024 season. A new board of directors with an independent board chairperson will take over the company’s management from the 2024-2025 season,” Mbatha said.

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