{"id":10445,"date":"2022-07-16T12:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/why-do-local-clubs-conceal-transfer-fees"},"modified":"2022-07-16T12:56:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:56:50","slug":"why-do-local-clubs-conceal-transfer-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/why-do-local-clubs-conceal-transfer-fees","title":{"rendered":"Why do local clubs conceal transfer fees?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Local players make frequent switches between clubs, but in almost all instances, the transfer fee is not disclosed.<\/b><\/p>\n

There is an expectation from fans for clubs to disclose the cost of a player so that they argue about the transfer \u2013 and the media too \u2013 so they know when to label a player a bargain or a bust.<\/p>\n

Fans have a stake in a club through gate-takings, merchandise sales, and other investments. Hence, it is important to avouch that fans also deserve transparency on how the management is using the club\u2019s finances, especially spending on players.<\/p>\n

Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) secretary-general Kgosana Masaseng said this has been the union\u2019s contention with the Botswana Football Association (BFA). \u201cFrom way back, our biggest fight has been the secrecy around the transfers of players, which end up hurting the players and the game itself,\u201d Masaseng said. \u201cFor the goodness of governance, FIFA had bought into the idea that this process must be very transparent and we fully support that, which is what we ask of the BFA and the Botswana Football League,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said already there is a law, which urges BFA to publicise local transfers. \u201cIt is common knowledge that by the application of the law, every March, the BFA must publicise on their website all the transfers that took place in the transfer period,\u201d Masaseng said. The BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo said there are no laws that govern the publicising of such matters. \u201cThere\u2019s no clause that is compelling the association to publicise such. Only what we should be publishing is the information about intermediary returns,\u201d Mfolo said.<\/p>\n

He further explained that it is mostly upon the players and clubs to decide whether they disclose their transfers or not. \u201cThis is a governance issue of transparency. It\u2019s mainly up to the likeliness of the clubs and players involved to decide to publicise the transfer as nothing is compelling them to do so,\u201d Mfolo said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol or player regulations that compel them to do so. We hope to meet up with FUB and sort out this issue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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