After his huge success in Tanzania, South African football administrator Senzo Mbatha is excited about his new challenge as the CEO of the Botswana Premier League (BPL).
“There was a project to be involved in the Sadc region, I think it’s called Zone East in Caf,” Mbatha told TimesLIVE about his appointment to head the BPL.“The discussions were delayed and took forever to finalise until the president of Botswana Football Federation [Maclean Letshwiti] asked if I could come and assist them in their professional league.
“They have been running the league, and it has been going very well, though they are struggling with sponsors here and there. But the association has been supporting them.“They have got first division and the Premier League doing quite well. Ninety percent of the games are on TV. “There’s good coverage in terms of corporate support, but there’s still a lot that needs to be fixed in terms of governance, rules and regulations, transfer of players, licensing, manuals and things. Mbatha enjoyed success as a club administrator, winning trophies with Pirates, Platinum Stars, Simba and Yanga.from 2011 to 2013, including in the 2011-12 season, where Bucs won a second treble of trophies.
Under his leadership, Yanga won four titles, including the Tanzanian Premier League, and while he was with Simba, they won the league and Azam FA Cup.
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