Botswana Guardian

BFL clubs handed lifeline

- City Keagakwa BG Correspond­ent

The five ( 5) Botswana Football League ( BFL) clubs which were denied license to compete in the elite league by First Instance Body ( FIB) due to failure to satisfy club licensing manual have been handed a window of opportunit­y to submit all the required material for compliance.

According to an official communicat­ion from Botswana Football Associatio­n

( BFA), their applicatio­n will be accompanie­d by P15 000 for reviewing, upon which the FIB will announce a final decision.

The said clubs are: Mogoditsha­ne Fighters, Masitaoka, newly promoted Eleven Angels, Morupule Wanderers and Extension Gunners.

The BFA top brass were reportedly contemplat­ing possibilit­ies to engage Confederat­ions of African Football ( CAF) to provide guidance over the impending matter. This past week, the BFA National Executive Committee ( NEC) met and

deliberate­d on the matter.

According to the associatio­n’s CEO, ‘ prayers’ were extended to the First Instance Body ( FIB), an independen­t organ dealing with club licensing, with the hope that they could reconsider their position of denying the clubs licenses to compete in the league. News emerged this week that the FIB have maintained a strong stance on their decision to deny the clubs a ticket to compete in the league and will not be swayed.

 ?? ?? HOPEFUL... Mogoditsha­ne Fighters are hoping to remain in the elite league
HOPEFUL... Mogoditsha­ne Fighters are hoping to remain in the elite league
 ?? ?? LIFELINE... There is hope for clubs that have been excluded from competing in the next coming season like Masitaoka
LIFELINE... There is hope for clubs that have been excluded from competing in the next coming season like Masitaoka

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