All eyes on Amos, BFA and FIFA

Goledzwa to readers of this column and may the grace and mercy of the Lord be with you in 2016 and beyond.

Yes, this is a year that Botswana turns 50 and from a social and political perspective, this is quiet a milestone. It will be 50 years of unbridled peace and stability. But from a sporting perspective it is a year that Botswana is just beginning to uncover its potential. 

How well the country does at this year’s Olympic Games to be held Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a matter of wait and see. The potential is there, especially in athletics and all eyes will be on Nigel Amos, the 800-metre 2012 Olympic silver medalist. The country’s national sport, football, is in internecine wars and this war of egos is threatening to retard progress.  It is also a year in which the Botswana Football Association president, Tebogo Sebego’s tenure comes to an end.  Sebego has since assumption of the presidency struggled to control his executive or keep it together as a team.

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