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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Federation of Lesotho Rugby (FLR) Secretary General, Lits\u030citso Mots\u030ceremeli, wants outgoing president Fetang Selialia to stay in office for another term.<\/p>\n

This is despite the fact that Selialia, who took over leadership of the federation in 2014 after the founding president Dan Alyward stepped down returning to his native country England, announced he would step down ahead of the upcoming local rugby executive committee elections.<\/p>\n

FLR elections will take place next month on a date yet to be announced. Selialia said his decision to step down from the highest rugby administrative post in the country was due to personal commitments.<\/p>\n

But Mots\u030ceremeli contends that from the current crop of rugby administrators \u201cnobody is capable to lead the mother-body\u201d should Selialia remain true to his earlier declaration that he will not contest to have another tour in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he (Selialia) says so and that\u2019s his opinion, but as the federation\u2019 secretary I have realized that no one can hold that position from the people we have,\u201d said Mots\u030ceremeli in an interview with Public Eye on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am telling you this now. No one among us can hold that position and perform like he did. \u201d Mots\u030ceremeli further said: \u201cThat\u2019s my opinion as an individual, and maybe others are happy that he is going to step down. I am not.<\/p>\n

\u201d FLR Secretary said at least Selialia should take another term in office for the development and benefit of rugby in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least he should take two terms in office, not this single term he has taken. I can even go and talk to his wife about this. I have talked to him and he is still holding on to his decision to step down, but I will do everything I can to convince him to stay,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

Mots\u030ceremeli said apart from his opinion that Selialia is replaceable as FLR president, he is also one of the founding members of the federation. \u201cWhen we started rugby in the country Selialia was there, I was there and Khauhelo (Raphepheng) was there; Dan Alyward was also there\u2026we were in the frontline,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I know what our dreams were when we started this federation, and as a result it will not be worth it if one of us will one day wake up saying he is stepping down after just one term in office.<\/p>\n

\u201d Mots\u030ceremeli said the Selialia-led administration has been in the process of applying for the federation\u2019s World Rugby membership since 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we speak, we have already applying for the World Rugby membership.<\/p>\n

We are in the process of that together with him, we have been working on this since 2014 and we have signed a lot of papers (concerning the application) together with him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mots\u030ceremeli said as a result, he anticipated a big problem if they were to have a new rugby boss. He said: \u201cSo if a new president comes in, then I don\u2019t see any development in Lesotho\u2019s rugby going forward. We will never become World Rugby members and rugby will go down in the country. \u201d<\/p>\n

Selialia, who confirmed to this paper on Tuesday that he is not going to contest for the presidency post in the upcoming general elections, said he would prefer to be an ordinary member of the federation \u201cbecause I still want to serve rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n

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