Magosi started the Debswana First Division South league on a rough patch, collecting only one point in their first three round of matches. While the supporters were still trying to deal with the poor results on the field early in the season, they were shocked to learn that the boardroom wrangles that have become synonymous with the club are back again. Moseki confirmed to SportMonitor that a case has been registered before the Lobatse High Court in which two warring factions are battling for the trade name and mark for the team. The two parties appeared in court recently for a roll call with a company, Mochudi Centre Chiefs Pty Limited suing the society for using its trade name and symbol.
According to Moseki, the company is demanding a payment of P3.5 million. He said the club has since responded to the company claims and the case will resume in February next year. “I cannot provide further details because the case is before the courts but I can say that we also feel the allegations are unfounded,” he said.
He also said the case does affects their performance on the field because the second, third and fourth respondents on the case are people who they believe can assist them financially. “So obviously here and there, it will shake and chase our sponsors away. Obviously at the end of the day it will affect us inside the playing field but I don’t want to give excuses to say our performance currently is because of that. What I have seen that has affected us much more is that during the preseason we had challenges in registering players that we wanted,” he said. He said new players had not yet fitted well in the team but promised that results will soon come. He said the performances improve every game but added that they had not been lucky. “As soon as we get the formula, we will beat every team. All is not lost. It is a marathon and our coach usually says it is about how you finish, not necessarily about how you start,” he said.
