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Letshwiti calls on NEC to support new CEO to better football

May 29, 2021

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) President Maclean Letshwiti has called on his National Executive Committee (NEC) to reset and live up to the expectations of the FA, including giving adequate support to the new CEO, Goabaone G. Taylor in a quest to better the governance of football. Today’s meeting also gave Taylor an opportunity to give feedback on the health bill of the FA since her ascension to the top post in April.

The BFA President further called on the NEC to actively contribute towards the furtherance of the BFA objectives.

“This is an opportunity for us to share information on important elements of football; discuss important roles of NEC and members thereof; address our expectations; elaborate on relations between different groups in the game within the leadership structure; as well as emphasise on the working protocols between ourselves, our CEO and her staff; including advocating for a conducive working environment for the ultimate success of BFA,” said Letshwiti.

Minister Rakgare and BFA President Letshwiti

The President noted that they have been elected to serve the game of football and to see to it that it continues to improve in all its facets, including the development of Youth & Grassroots; Women Football, Refereeing, Quality Competitions, which will lead to improving National Team performances.

“One of the challenges that this and previous leaderships of the BFA have had is failure to retain the services of our CEOs for a significant length of time. We need at this event to openly interrogate why this is the case as it inevitably has the effect of destabilising the work of the FA. The era of retaining less than suitable individuals in the secretariat must be a thing of the past. The CEO must be given an opportunity to engage competent and professional staff, who will service us and the membership of the BFA. We need to carefully discuss what support we need to give the CEO in order that the secretariat performs at optimum levels. Micromanagement of the CEO or her staff must also be a thing of the past as it has no place in modern day football. A professional secretariat will lead to a well-managed BFA to the satisfaction of our members and stakeholders,” said Letshwiti.

BFA CEO Taylor

Meanwhile, the BFA CEO also briefed the NEC on the successes, challenges, and future of the BFA, an undertaking which she added will make the BFA to become an independent and sustainable entity. The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare paid a courtesy visit to the NEC induction, where he encouraged everyone to serve football passionately and diligently.

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The Botswana U-20 Women’s National Team bowed out of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2026 on a positive note after securing a 1–0 victory over Cameroon U-20 Women’s National Team this past weekend, despite a 5–1 aggregate defeat.

Having suffered a heavy 5–0 loss in the first leg played on 7 February 2026 at Olembe Stadium in Cameroon, the Young Mares showed resilience and determination in the return leg at Obed Itani Chilume Stadium.

Forward Mbapeua Hangara scored the decisive goal in the second half, giving Botswana a deserved win in front of their home supporters and demonstrating the team’s fighting spirit until the final whistle.

Head coach Tapaphiwa Tracey Gaebolae expressed pride in her players performance and attitude, emphasizing the positive response after the first-leg setback.

“We are very proud of the girls. Even though we didn’t get the result we wanted in Cameroon, we came here with a positive mindset. The message to the team was that we needed to score more goals, stay organized, and believe in ourselves and I think the players responded very well.” Coach Gaebolae alluded at the post match Technical press conference.

Despite exiting the competition, the Young Mares leave the qualifiers with valuable international experience and renewed confidence, highlighting the growth and potential of women’s football in Botswana.