Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) will soon have a new Chief Executive Officer following the departure of Falcon Sedimo whose contract was not renewed in September.
According to the BNSC Chairman Marumo Marule, the engaged Recruitment Agency has already submitted a name, and what is left is for the sports commission to send the name to the Minister of Sport.
Four candidates including the current ActiNG CEO Tuelo Serufho, Game Mothibi, Steven Botlhasitse and Styles Ntshinogang were interviewed for the top post last month.
Speaking to the Voice Sport BNSC Chairman Marumo Morule confirmed that the agency gave them a name, they did their evaluation and assessment and they are fine with it. He said they are yet to submit the name to Minister Mcdonald Rakgare before he can present it to the cabinet.
“The final word stays with the Minister unless the cabinet overrules his decision. I think the process will be complete by next week and we’ll reveal the new CEO. We need a permanent person on this position who can make decisions tha’ll take local sport forward,” said Morule.
The chairman dismissed allegations that they already had their preferred candidate, and the interview was just a formality.
Candidates’ bio
Game Mothibi
She is a seasoned Sports Administrator and leader who has strong business acumen leveraging over 15 years of experience working for national and international sporting organizations.
She was a Secretary-General of the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) for a long time.
As a Sports Administrator, Leadership and Management Coach, Mothibi is recognized as one of Botswana’s experienced professionals who coached hundreds of leaders across sectors.
She helped them leverage their leadership skills to maximize performance.
She holds a Master’s in Physical Education, Health and Sports Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Education and Bachelor of Arts in Humanities.
Serufho
He is the CEO of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), a position he has held since February 2010. He is currently holding the CEO position at BNSC on an interim basis.
He has a Masters and a Degree in Sport Management. Serufho has previously served as CEO of the 2nd African Youth Games.
He is the Secretary-General of the Southern African National Olympic Committees. He has worked at BNSC Research and Projects Officer.
Serufho is an International Tennis Federation (ITF), accredited coach.
Ntshinogang
He served as the Botswana Premier League CEO from 2016 to 2019. He was the BFA Executive Assistant from 2015 to 2016.
He has worked at BNSC before as the Project Coordinator (Botswana Games), Sports Development Officer before he was promoted to be Senior Sports Development Officer.
Ntshinogang has also worked at BFA as CEO/Secretary-General. He has International Master in Sports Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Education, BA in Humanities, and Project Management Foundations.