SPORT CHAT
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Finest athlete
Chiefs' striker, Sekhana 'Nandos' Koko was in sparkling form as he masterminded his team's victory over Rollers. The flying forward tormented the Rollers backline at will and scored the first goal, which brought his side back into the game. Despite his virtuoso performance and his known talent, Koko woke up on Monday to find that his name was missing from the list of national team players for the African Championships (CHAN) tie against South Africa next month.
Talking point
The appointment of Tumelo Serufho as the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) chief executive officer is a welcome development. The appointment provides Serufho with the platform to showcase his leadership skills after serving as Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) research and projects officer. What immediately comes to mind is the London 2012 Olympics, which should provide a stern leadership test for Serufho. The country needs to send a team that will not only make numbers, but compete.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...