{"id":36017,"date":"2023-10-07T16:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=36017"},"modified":"2023-10-07T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T16:02:13","slug":"vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns","title":{"rendered":"Vice President (Admin) of BCF Resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Vice President (responsible for Administration) of Botswana Chess Federation (BCF), Jeremiah Dikgang, sent shockwaves through the chess community when he resigned recently.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Francistown-based Dikgang cited his geographical location among the primary reasons for resigning, saying he felt limited in his ability to effectively perform his duties because of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federation is very busy, with day-to-day operations, meetings and other things,\u201d he said in a subsequent interview. \u201cMy location made me less available and somewhat ineffective in my role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travelling<\/p>\n<p>Another significant factor Dikgang cited for stepping down was his commitment to life coaching and motivational speaking. \u201cI am constantly travelling across the country due to my coaching engagements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes it difficult for me to dedicate the necessary time and attention to chess. I contemplated resigning as early as last year but was persuaded otherwise by fellow committee members. However, I believe now was the right time to step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his tenure in the leadership of Botswana chess, Dikgang expressed satisfaction with their accomplishments but said there is room for improvement. \u201cI believe we fell short of delivering what the chess community truly desired,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Loss of players<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, he emphasised the need for unity within the chess federation, emphasising that the sport should take precedence over individual interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be about individuals,\u201d he said. \u201cThe sport comes first, hence we should refrain from pointing fingers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dikgang also revealed his aspiration to focus on imparting life coaching skills to chess players, a goal that he said he could not play fully due to his location away of Gaborone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are witnessing loss of many players to social issues, particularly young boys,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>A helping hand<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis underscores the importance of teaching them life skills. My resignation does not signify a departure from chess. I am still here to lend a helping hand if and when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary General of BCF, Mokwaledi Tingwane, has confirmed Dikgang\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have met once as a committee ever since he resigned and are yet to decide what to do about his position,\u201d he said. \u201cBut co-opting is an option. We will communicate in the course of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The Vice President (responsible for Administration) of Botswana Chess Federation (BCF), Jeremiah Dikgang, sent shockwaves through the chess community when he resigned recently. Francistown-based Dikgang cited his geographical location among the primary reasons for resigning, saying he felt limited in his ability to effectively perform his duties because of it. \u201cThe federation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":36016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-36017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-botswana","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vice President (Admin) of BCF Resigns - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Vice President (responsible for Administration) of Botswana Chess Federation (BCF), Jeremiah Dikgang, sent shockw ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vice President (Admin) of BCF Resigns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Vice President (responsible for Administration) of Botswana Chess Federation (BCF), Jeremiah Dikgang, sent shockw ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-07T16:09:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2023\/10\/sm_1696681773.168076.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1030\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Vice President (Admin) of BCF Resigns\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-07T16:09:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\"},\"wordCount\":384,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2023\/10\/sm_1696681773.168076.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Botswana\",\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/vice-president-admin-of-bcf-resigns\",\"name\":\"Vice President (Admin) of BCF Resigns - 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