{"id":31458,"date":"2023-07-17T10:06:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/theola-moea"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:23:12","slug":"theola-moea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/theola-moea","title":{"rendered":"Theola moea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>HERE we go again. Those talented in the business of outrage are cursing at Likuena for their failure. Players, the coach and LEFA are being lined up for some spanking and tongue-lashing.<\/p>\n

Words like \u201cuseless\u201d, \u201cdisgrace\u201d and \u201cembarrassment\u201d have been brandished to describe Likuena and LEFA. \u201cDisband!\u201d they say. \u201cDissolve!\u201d they add. And so the chorus gets louder as self-appointed \u201cexperts\u201d bring in their bass.<\/p>\n

You would think Likeuna has fallen from a high standard. Yet this is just the same old Likuena that has been a perennial non-achiever. There is nothing new or shocking about Likeuna\u2019s abysmal performance.<\/p>\n

This is who they are. Those who like to gamble know never to bet on Likuena winning. They are gamblers, not mad. Even those now screaming at Likuena knew it would end in disappointment.<\/p>\n

They are only angry because there are easy targets to blame. Slap it on LEFA. Spray it on the players. Load it on the coach. Such alcohol-fuelled debates please ears attached to empty heads.<\/p>\n

So symptoms are mentioned as causes. Logic becomes inconvenient. Explanations are regarded as excuses. Emotional debates have a way of farting on the truth.<\/p>\n

Missing in this brouhaha is a holistic analysis of the pathetic state of sport in Lesotho. The fact is that no sport is doing well in Lesotho. And the reason is that neither this government nor the previous ones have cared about sports.<\/p>\n

We want spectacular results from sports managed by broke associations. We want to make football stars in a country where more than half the schools don\u2019t have grounds or footballs.<\/p>\n

Most of what we call football grounds for premier league teams are nothing more than potato fields. The government spends nothing on sporting facilities at schools.<\/p>\n

There is no nuanced policy for sports development. Those that persevere without government funding find themselves stuck when they want to participate in international competitions.<\/p>\n

Their associations are expected to make miracles with no perforated pockets. Meanwhile, the government is busy ducking its responsibility whenever there is talk of money for sports.<\/p>\n

There are no school football grounds to talk about. The Rapokolane High Altitude Training Centre has been rotting for years. Setsoto and Lishoboro, our national stadiums, are hovels.<\/p>\n

The dressing rooms and toilets at both grounds don\u2019t function. There is no gymnasium for taekwondo, boxing and judo. There are no facilities for basketball, volleyball, netball, swimming and tennis.<\/p>\n

There is no rugby ground. The point is that our sports are a mess because the government is not helping. Likuena is playing home games in South Africa because our main grounds have been condemned.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t start with the nauseating noise about international sports federations and associations funding our associations because there is none of that sort.<\/p>\n

No sport has ever been developed using foreign funding and donations. Besides, these are small grants for basic operations. When we scream about Likeuna\u2019s poor performance we should ask ourselves one question: poor performance compared to what?<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s other national teams we should remember how those countries prioritise their football teams. If it\u2019s compared to other local sports we should at least point at those doing better than Likeuna.<\/p>\n

The answer is none because every sport in this country is mediocre. You could argue that the fact that Lesotho has a national football team is a miracle.<\/p>\n

This is a team that has to struggle to get funding for camping, travel and bonuses. These are players selected from some league teams that don\u2019t pay wages.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. HERE we go again. Those talented in the business of outrage are cursing at Likuena for their failure. Players, the coach and LEFA are being lined up for some spanking and tongue-lashing. Words like \u201cuseless\u201d, \u201cdisgrace\u201d and \u201cembarrassment\u201d have been brandished to describe Likuena and LEFA. \u201cDisband!\u201d they say. \u201cDissolve!\u201d they add. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":31456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[233,246,2287,245],"class_list":["post-31458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-lesotho","tag-lefa","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"\nTheola moea - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HERE we go again. 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