21/06/2026
"Tota fela gatwe re dirile eng Modimo?"
While other football regions across the nation are moving forward and actively preparing for the upcoming league season, our region remains trapped in a vicious cycle of chaos. In other territories, democratic processes are smooth, transparent, and unifying. Here, our football politics resemble a broken home. The recent nullification of our newly elected regional committee is yet another devastating blow to our progress, leaving us leaderless, frustrated, and stagnant.
We must confront the bitter truth and demand answers to these five critical questions:
1. How long are we going to keep on fighting?
●Football is seasonal, but our infighting has become permanent. We are wasting precious months that should be spent on football administration, securing sponsorships, and planning fixtures. If every election ends in a boardroom dispute or a nullification, we will remain trapped in this destructive loop forever.
2. How does this fight help grow our football?
●The short answer is: it does not. This constant bickering yields zero technical development, zero infrastructural improvement, and zero growth for our players. While we fight over positions, our local league suffers, fans lose interest, and potential corporate sponsors flee from our chaotic brand. We are starving the game to feed human egos.
3. Are we fighting to develop, or to exact revenge on those previously in power?
●We need to audit our motives. True leadership is driven by a passion to develop grassroots talent and elevate the badge. However, the current landscape suggests a toxic culture of retaliation. It appears that incoming factions are more interested in settling scores, purging previous regimes, and executing vendettas than actually building a sustainable football ecosystem.
4. BFA, how long will this keep on going?To the national mother body, the Botswana Football Association:
●your silence and slow interventions are enabling this decay. Why is it that in our region, no committee can ever have a peaceful, smooth transition into office? The BFA needs to step in with decisive, permanent constitutional remedies rather than applying temporary bandaids to deep-rooted leadership crises.
5. What does that regional office possess that makes people fight for it so fiercely?
●What is hidden in this specific regional office that is absent in others? We must openly question what makes this particular seat so fiercely contested. Is it driven by the lust for political influence within the national BFA structures, control over regional resources, or personal financial gain? The sheer desperation to hold onto or capture this office proves that the fight is no longer about the love of the game.
The Bottom Line
Our youth, our players, and our local teams are the ultimate victims of this administrative warfare. It is time to put down the weapons of personal rivalry and put the ball back on the pitch.
