Hoping for an all-action; gibberish free season
Friday, August 07, 2015
Last season ended on a sour note with boardroom meetings, indecisiveness, controversy, with football matters eventually reaching the courts of Law, something that FIFA abhors. Not to sound like aim scratching a healing wound, the end of season off field shenanigans that we had to endure as football followers was really uncalled for and once again we found ourselves talking about who is who and who wields more power and influence as opposed to celebrating those who did well.
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Championship celebrations were somewhat overshadowed by the BFA-BPL-Notwane-Sankoyo-FCSatmos circus. That was unfortunate to say the least. However, the matter was settled and I hope we learnt something from the unsavoury incident to be wiser to it next time around. As the most popular sport in the country, sponsors will obviously look to football for partnerships but it works against the sport when it is always in the news for all the wrong reasons. Anyways, I hope it is a closed chapter and we move on, wiser and more alert.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...