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Our Sports reputation and legacy should be protected enviously by the President

The South African reggae legend, the late Philip Lucky Dube in one of his songs; “Teach the world” says that it takes a million people to build up a reputation, but it takes one stupid fool to destroy everything done. Good reputation takes time to be built but it can be lost at the blink of an eye whether by the truth or lies.

Sports in this country are on the Verge of failure as boardroom bickering and finger pointing takes shape. Blame game and blame shifting has been the order of the day in our sports management be it in football or rugby. This has discouraged sponsors to withdraw sponsorship not because of the players but due to the mismanagement of funds, lack of accountability and poor treatment of our sportsmen by the management.

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