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Cascading Of The New BFA Constitution

1. Reference is made to Circular No. 12 of 2016, which Circular was notifying all the Botswana Football Association (BFA) structures about the approval of the new BFA Constitution by the Director of Civil and National Registration.

2. Further to the approval of the new Constitution, an urgent plan has been drawn to cascade the Constitution to the Regions ahead of the Annual General Assembly (AGA) to be held on Saturday 30th July 2016. The schedule will be as per the table below:

Friday 29th April 2016, Eastern Block, Mahalapye, 17h00hrs
Saturday 30th April 2016, Southern Block, Jwaneng, 09h00hrs
Sunday 1st May 2016, Western Block, Tsabong, 09h00hrs
Saturday 7th May 2016, Northern Block, Kasane, 09h00hrs

3. Block Chairpersons shall be expected to identify and communicate the venues, and to advise on accommodation needs of their respective regional representatives. They shall also be expected to join the BFA delegation in this exercise.

4. All regions are therefore invited to send their Chairpersons and/or Secretaries to their respective Block cascading meetings at the stated times. Debswana National First Division Clubs and beMOBILE Premiership Clubs are expected to send their Chairpersons to the cascading sessions within their respective Blocks; e.g. Motlakase, Green Lovers and Miscellaneous will be expected to attend meetings of the Eastern Block.

5. These meetings will also serve the purpose of Blocks evaluating their readiness for their respective play-offs.

6. All BFA structures are once again urged to peruse through the Constitution and familiarize themselves with its contents in readiness for the cascading of the Constitution.

7. Should any of the Structures wish to seek clarity pertaining to the foregoing, they should feel free to contact the BFA Executive office.

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Intermediate Referees Course Concludes Today

GABORONE: Botswana Football Association (BFA) through its technical department (Referees Department) held an Intermediate Referees Course closing ceremony. The course commenced on the 18th of March and ended today (22 March 2024).

A total of 37 participants from 9 regions took part in the course. The aim of the course is to bring regional referees up to the national level (first division).

The course was specifically organized for match officials from the southern and western blocks and was led by two local instructors, technical instructor Dintwa Dintwa and physical instructor Arone Masilo.

Congratulations to all the referees who successfully completed the Course!  It’s great to see the dedication and passion for football officiating in Botswana.

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