By Harry Awurumibe Expectedly, the epic final on October 31, 1998 between bitter English-speaking West African rivals, Nigeria and Ghana lived up to its billing but it was Nigeria that triumphed at the end of the match watched by over 30,000 fans including CAF ex- President Issah Hayatou and his executive committee members. The home
By Harry Awurumibe For the strong followers of women's football and the Super Falcons, Nigeria’s senior women football team in particular, Saturday, October 31, 1998 hold a lot of good memories because their darling team won its first-ever international trophy, eight years after the women football team was formed through the efforts of some patriotic
Long before everyone, when Dr Patrice Motsepe’s candidature for Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidency was at its infancy, Botswana Football Association (BFA) threw its weight behind him.
Under Maclean Letshwiti, the BFA’s endorsement of Motsepe’s candidature had gone against the grain and taken a road less travelled.
In the context of African football and CAF in particular, supporting a new presidential candidate against an incumbent can be a very dangerous route.
By endorsing Motsepe, Letshwiti put his own ambitions to be a CAF Executive Committee and COSAFA representative as well as the country’s football standing in Africa on the line.