Sebego takes a dig at Mfolo
Mqondisi Dube | Saturday July 20, 2024 06:00
Sebego has been scathing in his recent criticism of the BFA leadership and this week he took a dig at the mother body’s CEO, Mfolo Mfolo. But Mfolo told MmegiSport that while he has taken note of Sebego's social media post, he will not respond. 'Yes, I have taken note of the post from Mr Sebego. Anyway, I choose rather not to respond to the post,' he said briefly. Sebego was tipped to challenge BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti, before he decided to opt out of the race last month, citing consistent persecution from authorities at the Lekidi Football Centre. In the latest incident, Sebego through his Facebook page, accused Mfolo of launching a personal attack when the BFA CEO addressed a recent press conference. “I listened to the pressor by the BFA CEO the other day. He attacked me personally, then attacked the BFA judicial bodies for their decisions in my cases. I am tempted to respond to his attacks but part of me tells me that he is a troubled soul and I should let him regain his compass because generally, he is a good man,” Sebego said.
Sebego criticised Mfolo for mentioning that three lawyers had been involved in amending the constitution. However, moments later, Mfolo had to clarify that the said lawyers were not part of the BFA general assembly that reportedly endorsed the constitution. This comes amidst a fallout over reports that the BFA had illegally altered the constitution in 2021, a situation that has seen the Registrar of Societies roped in. During the press conference, Mfolo and the BFA implied that the Registrar of Societies was out of order in the manner in which it had sought clarity on the constitutional amendments in question. Mfolo said the BFA constitution had been approved by FIFA and that it was questionable that the Registrar of Societies’ inquiry had been first leaked on social media before reaching the association. “Mfolo knows very well that they made changes to the constitution outside the General Assembly. His finger prints are on the till. I challenge him to put his position on record so that I can respond effectively and comprehensively to demonstrate the full extent of his untruths,” Sebego wrote. “I want to caution him and his handlers that giving false information to a public officer is a criminal offence in terms of the Penal Code. Maybe that is why they want to run away from addressing the Registrar’s inquiry. The Registrar of Societies is therefore our regulator,” he added.
Sebego, as the president of Notwane in 2021, wrote to BFA inquiring about the amendments to the constitution. “The record is there. We gave them an opportunity to answer to the glaring constitutional abomination. They failed to answer as far back as 2021. So it is not a secret. I don’t speak behind people’s backs,” Sebego wrote. The BFA is due to hold its elections on September 14 and the disputed constitutional amendments have taken some of the attention. After Sebego dropped out, Letshwiti is expected to face Tariq Babitseng and Masego Ntshingane for the presidency. The BFA Electoral Committee will announce the final list of contestants at the end of July, following a vetting process.