30 May 2016

Itsholeng Disang is the new National women football committee chairperson after beating Segomotso Koama in a Botswana women football  Annual General Assembly at Lekidi on May 29.

Disang was voted by 52 delegates while Koama only managed to amass nine votes.

Some of the objectives of women football include amongst others  constantly improving the quality, organisation and the expansion of BFA’s women football competitions and to create conditions for more women to occupy technical and managerial positions in football including the domains of refereeing, coaching, medical and administration.

Disang told BOPA immediately after the elections that her mission was to see women football in Botswana growing at club levels and having strong competitive structures at national and regional level.
“I’m going to do all I can to make sure that women football has  a very sound relationship with all our stakeholders, that is the BFA NEC,regional associations, referees, media together with the corporate community,”  she said

She noted that together with her committee, they would do their best to develop a girl child and make sure that women football was a sellable product to create an ideal environment for players, officials, and coaches.
Disang said he had confidence that they would build unity, cooperation, discipline and consistency within their structures so as to help them achieve their goals and objectives.

The hotly contested vice chairperson position was won by Victor Tshambane with 32 votes beating Desmond Jenamo who was voted by 16, Kabelo Moremong amassed nine votes and Tutu  Mashumba voted by only one delegate.

Four candidates vied for the position of secretary but at the end it was won by Oaitse Moeti who garnered 42 votes, Itumeleng Kachere was voted by nine, Keeng Mosinyi gathered seven votes and only three people voted Davidson Mapetla.

Vice Secretary position was won by Kefilwe Mothibi by 42 votes, and Carlos Mosene was voted by 20 while the women’s committee treasurer position went to Ntebogang Tsietsi who was unopposed and additional members are Leamogetswe Reggie and Temogo Benjamin. Ends