Licensing: Clubs breathe sigh of relief
Staff Writer | Tuesday September 13, 2016 15:20
However, it has been revealed that locally, the clubs can partly comply for now although they will be expected to be fully compliant in future. Botswana Football Association (BFA) chief executive officer, Kitso Kemoeng said only the clubs that will take part in the CAF competitions this season will be expected to meet all the full requirements of club licensing. He said they have engaged with CAF regarding their expectations and informed the continental body that it is their inaugural year for local football on club licensing. “We told CAF that we know we should have this in place a long time ago. We asked CAF to relax some of the conditions to allow us to take off,” he said.
He said CAF has generously granted them that but on condition that clubs that enter CAF club competitions will have to meet all the set requirements. By virtue of being the Mascom Top 8 winners, Orapa United are expected to take part in the CAF Confederations Cup. Township Rollers on the other hand are expected to participate in the CAF Champions League although last season’s league winners have not been declared. Both Rollers and Mochudi Centre Chiefs are awaiting the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) decision on who are the champions. Chiefs, following their failure to play last season’s Champions League, are out of the competition leaving Rollers as the next team that qualifies for the competition even if they finish second in the league.