{"id":41803,"date":"2024-01-13T19:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T19:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/feud-exposes-bfa-to-fifa-ban"},"modified":"2024-01-13T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T20:16:34","slug":"feud-exposes-bfa-to-fifa-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/feud-exposes-bfa-to-fifa-ban","title":{"rendered":"Feud exposes BFA to FIFA ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Botswana Football Association (BFA) fears it could fall foul of world football governing body, FIFA\u2019s statutes following the government\u2019s involvement in a leadership dispute at the Botswana Football League (BFL).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare wrote to the BFA through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) requesting for a meeting to get detailed insight into the BFL crisis. However, the BFA rebuffed the minister\u2019s approach indicating the matter was before a judicial body, the Arbitration Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>In what is turning out to be a bare-knuckled fight between the government and BFA, the ministry issued a thin-veiled threat to the association in a public statement on Wednesday. While the statement said the minister wanted to have a full appreciation of the situation, it accused the BFA of refusing to account by failing to honour the meeting invitation.<\/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 Botswana Football Association (BFA) fears it could fall foul of world football governing body, FIFA\u2019s statutes following the government\u2019s involvement in a leadership dispute at the Botswana Football League (BFL). 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