14 Dec 2020

Speakers at Peace Makers appreciation dinner on Saturday have warned the team that non-compliance to club licensing was detrimental to their campaign in the First Division North (FDN) league.

Selebi Phikwe Regional Football Association’s treasurer, Moemedi Kwarare advised the newcomers to comply with club licensing requirements as a first step to their stay at the FDN.

“You need to deploy the right people in the right places,” advised Kwarare who cited that the team needed a treasurer who was skilled in accounting.

He said for those with ambition and drive to serve Peace Makers, they should consider empowering themselves so that they could comply with requirements.

The Selebi Phikwe Regional Football Association’s treasurer also appealed to First Division North rookies to remit at the Registrar of Societies as part of compliance.

Kwarare further challenged Peace Makers to take good care of their players and let everyone play their key roles in the team.

Now that the team has gone a step higher, Peace Makers needed to solicit sponsorships in order to match the demands of long travels, SPRFA said. 

To the players, Kwarare appealed that they guard against vehicle accidents; which took the lives of many footballers.  He also advised players to adhere to COVID-19 protocols.

Also, the SPFRA treasurer cautioned players against bringing the name of Peace Makers into disrepute.

Another speaker, Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) managing director, Cross Kgosidiile reiterated the need to comply fully with requirements of club licensing warning that, ‘failure to comply could see you losing your spot that you worked so hard for.’

Kgosidiile, an ex-Peace Makers player, told players that football was a centre of producing leaders.

To buttress his point, the BDC managing director cited Masego Nchingane, ex-BDF XI midfielder, as one of those he had long picked to become a leader.

He said that sometimes in 2005, when him and others in a task force conducted interviews with Zebras players to determine the decline in Botswana football, Nchingane exhibited leadership skills in the manner he fielded interview questions and suggestions he put forward.

He said the former Zebras player came across as someone who understood the problems the association found itself in and even suggested possible ameliorations to the conundrum. The same qualities, Kgosidiile said, were found in Diphetogo Selolwane who was plying his trade abroad at the time.

Kgosidiile said it was from such living legends that those still playing should mould their careers around or even better.

The BDC managing director also found similar background of local footballers with some success stories in the most revered Europe leagues. As such, Kgosidiile challenged Peace Makers players to work extra hard and aim beyond Botswana football.

“It is possible that you can end up at bigger clubs,” said Kgosidiile who preached discipline as an integral factor to a successful football career.

Kgosidiile advised the team management to be practical and accept that football required a lot of money. He also advised against making empty promises to the players.

He said to build a successful brand, Peace Makers management, players and supporters and well-wishers needed to unite, persevere and work together to see how they could evolve. ENDS