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Lets address the issue NOT too much the individuals
Following a tumultuous week which resulted in National Under 23 and National team assistant coach Keitumetse Pio Paul being sacked, many questions remain unanswered. We seem to have done away with...
View ArticleThank you Mr Blatter; so long
After 18 years at the helm of FIFA, after years and years of corruption and calls for him to resign, and just four days after being re-elected to head FIFA again Swiss Joseph Sepp Blatter has finally...
View ArticleWe need sober minds making decisions
Over and over again, there have been calls for better decision making by our football administrators. This has seemingly not always been the case as most of the decision made by our football...
View ArticleVote of Confidence for Mamelodi: Good or Bad move?
The Botswana Premier League (BPL) held its annual General Assembly this past weekend. Fireworks were expected following a rather tense end of the season period, where the BPL CEO, Chairman and deputy...
View ArticleMaybe we should look elsewhere for success
It is arguably the most popular sport in the world, and indeed the most popular sport in Botswana. It is the most talked about sport in the World and indeed in the Botswana. With its popularity it...
View ArticleBotswana has capable, competent leaders in Sport
Good leadership is critical for the success of any entity or organisation. Good leadership often leads to efficiency and good service delivery. Good leadership often attracts praise and chases away...
View ArticleWe really dont trust our own
The 2015/2016 football League season starts in a fortnight, barring any unexpected delays, and once again most of the teams in the Botswana Premier League will be led by foreign coaches. This has...
View ArticleBotswana football is a dumping ground
Over the years, Botswana has attracted football players and coaches from some of our neighbouring countries to ply their trade in our League. We have mostly attracted Zambians, Zimbabweans and to some...
View ArticleHoping for an all-action; gibberish free season
The Botswana Premier League season kicks off this weekend and once again we are in for a humdinger of a season. And as is always the case with our football League, action is plenty, both on and...
View ArticleAll this Rollers hullabaloo could have been avoided
The Gaborone High Court last week released the judgement on the long standing court case in the ongoing tussle for the running of Township Rollers. And when it came out, it was as I had expected. All...
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Coach Butler must apologise
While everybody else around him is either being reprimanded, fired or suspended, National team coach Peter James Butler remains untouchable. Despite his numerous documented instances of public...
View ArticleAll hail BAA success
Whenever international Athletics competition comes around, as Botswana we have hope that we will be in there competing for medals. Botswana athletics has come of age and has become our hope for medals...
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Well done Minister Olopeng; Im eating a humble pie
When he was appointed as Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, I was unconvinced but hopeful. I had my personal doubts about him, not as a person, but his appointment to this Ministry, which I relate...
View ArticleWell done BFA, but...
We are always on Botswana Football Associations case when they make some decisions we dont necessarily agree with, and there has been quite a few that I didnt agree with in the recent past. I have...
View ArticleTurmoil within our football teams should be avoided
Over the past few weeks we have been reading and hearing about the feud within Township Rollers and how the mighty was crumbling from within. Township Rollers is the most decorated, most recognisable...
View ArticleIt was about time
Over the past few weeks we have been reading and hearing about the feud within Township Rollers and how the mighty was crumbling from within.
View ArticleWomen making a marked difference in Botswana sport
Just last week, the media was abuzz with excitement after the Botswana Football Association (BFA) announced that it has appointed Basadi Akoonyatse as it's Vice President. I could not hide my...
View ArticleFIFA leadership scandal Implications for Botswana
The leadership scandals rocking the world football governing body FIFA have been dominating the headlines off late, both locally and internationally. Accusations, counter accusations, suspensions and...
View ArticleChange of attitude key if BNSC is to make even bigger strides
The Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) has transformed into the Botswana National Sport Commission, and with every little change, even in a name, one would expect some kind of change on the modus...
View ArticleSo far, so good Mr Kemoen
When he the Botswana Football Association CEO position fell vacant after the unceremonious departure of Keith Master, we waited with baited breathe and anticipation of who would take over.
View ArticleState of the Sport Address SOSA
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) has come and gone. Not much was said in there with regards Sport, bar for two or three sentences. As I heard President Ian Khama went to the paragraph that was...
View ArticleBeaten, but not embarrassed
Gone are the days when we were the whipping boys of African football. Gone are the days when we regularly conceded many goals. Gone are the days when we were taken lightly and a sure bet for a...
View ArticleBFA NEC at war with itself, again
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has been improving on its health in the last few months. Over a period, all seemed to have stabilised and all those gaffes that used to be the order of the day...
View ArticleWe need continuity after Botswana Games
The Botswana Games are currently on in the City of Francistown. The Botswana Games pit youngsters from different parts of the country against each other on various sporting codes. The youngsters slug...
View ArticleOnce again football dominates the headlines
The year 2015 was yet another interesting year for Botswana sport. As is always the case, there was the good, the bad, the outrageous, the unexpected and the downright ugly. That is the nature of...
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