No sponsor, return date yet for Premiership

CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
CEO duties: Ramochothwane addressing the media. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Football League (BFL) has said the Premiership is yet to secure a sponsor as the local game prepares for a return scheduled in August. 

The new football body's leadership, chairperson, Aryl Ralobala and chief executive officer, Solomon Ramochothwane said the BFL is still locked in negotiations with potential sponsors.

A three-year sponsorship deal with Botswana Telecommunications Limited (BTC) has since came to end, whilst a year remains in Absa Botswana's two-year deal worth P7million. The elite league's TV rights partnership with Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) has also come to end.

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Botswana at a critical juncture

While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...

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