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We care for and protect interests of football players in Botswana

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Joined December 2012
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๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:
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FIFPROโ€™s Global Employment Report found that almost half of the women's players surveyed have considered leaving football early. The three most-cited reasons: ๐Ÿ’ฐ Financial reasons โ€“ 59% ๐Ÿง  Psychological stress โ€“ 46% โš–๏ธ Better work-life balance โ€“ 39% Players need the conditions and security to build sustainable careers.
Womenโ€™s football is growing. But are playersโ€™ working conditions keeping pace? FIFPRO surveyed 791 players across 40 countries for its new Global Employment Report. Hereโ€™s what they told us โ†ด
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๐Ÿ“… Only 66% of players are paid for all 12 months of the year. And 24% of players receiving football income have experienced late or incomplete payments in the last two seasons.
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๐Ÿ’ฐ Average monthly club pay has risen from around $816* in 2017 to $2,601 in 2026. But the 2026 median is $1,669 โ€“ and average monthly earnings range from $6,450 in North America to just $480 in Africa. *Adjusted for inflation, 2026
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Womenโ€™s football is growing. But are playersโ€™ working conditions keeping pace? FIFPRO surveyed 791 players across 40 countries for its new Global Employment Report. Hereโ€™s what they told us โ†ด
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As we celebrate our nationโ€™s Boipuso, we wish everyone a safe and joyful Independence holiday. To those travelling, travel safely and take care on the roads. Whether youโ€™re celebrating at home or away, celebrate responsibly and enjoy the spirit of Boipuso! ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ PULAAAA! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ
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FUB Player Development Officer, Mmoni States Segopolo, engaging @TonotaFC players on key issues surrounding contract breaches, player discipline, and their rights and responsibilities as professional footballers.
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We thank Nico United, both men and women teams for the warm engagement and look forward to continued collaboration. One Union. One voice. Stronger together. @SportingNico
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๐—™๐—จ๐—•, ๐—•๐—™๐—” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ง ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—จ FUB, BFA and CRACKiT Tuition have signed a MoU aimed at strengthening educational support for footballers and helping them build a strong foundation for life beyond football.
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MEDIA INVITATION | MoU SIGNING CEREMONY Footballers Union of Botswana, in partnership with CRACKiT Tuition and the Botswana Football Association (BFA), cordially invites members of the media to the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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Weโ€™re pleased to welcome former England international Lucy Staniforth to FIFPRO as our new Womenโ€™s Football Officer. โœ๏ธ @LucyStan37

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The @FIFProAfrica Congress 2026 is underway in Nairobi, and @kefwaofficial is proud to be at the centre of it. Players, advocates and key representatives from across the continent are in one room building relationships that will lead to real change for professional footballers.
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Strengthening player representation across Africa. The 2026 @FIFPROAfrica General Assembly brought together 30 player unions, @WorldPlayersWPA, @African_Leagues, and @CAF_Online in Nairobi for two days of discussion and strategic planning. ๐Ÿ”— fifpro.org/en/articles/2026/โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŽ“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ! From securing a scholarship to pursue your football dreams in the US to proudly graduating, your journey continues to inspire. Congrats, Bame, on this remarkable achievement. Wishing you success in your next chapter.
BAME SECURES SCHOLARSHIP TO AMERICA Bame Mokibe, with her scholarship confirmed, has successfully secured her visa and flight tickets, a feat she credits to the Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB), who covered her flight costs to the US. READ MORE: fub.divisionafrica.org/en/baโ€ฆ
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We proudly rejoice in the Team of the Season 2025/26. This year's Best XI represents the outstanding talent, consistency, and dedication displayed throughout the campaign. Chosen by the players themselves, the team reflects the respect earned from fellow professionals.
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Replying to @unfpbenin
@unfpbenin vient de rejoindre la grande de la @FIFProAfrica. Plein succรจs ! @UFCongo Avec @infosynafoc, @EVENTSRDCCOM, @kefwaofficial, @UMFPro, @itigson
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๐—™๐—จ๐—• ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—œ๐—™๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฎ Footballers Union of Botswana is represented at the FIFPRO Africa Congress in Kenya by its President, Onalethata Tshekiso, and Acting Secretary General, Unoda Mahlaya.
19th FIFPRO Africa General Assembly Day 1 of the #AG2026 concluded in Nairobi! Sessions opened with key addresses from @FIFProAfrica President @Geremi20Njitap, James Situma of @kefwaofficial and Kenya FA President Hussein Mohamed. Key Actions Taken: Global Governance: Approval of the November 2025 Lisbon @FIFPRO General Assembly minutes. Development: @desmaringwa delivered the new member expansion report. Finance: @terry_ouko presented the strategic professionalization roadmap. Accountability: Reviewed performance metrics from national member unions. Work wraps up this Friday, June 5, as we unite to protect and elevate players across the continent. #FIFPROAfrica #Nairobi #FootballGovernance #PlayersUnion @kefwaofficial @infosynafoc @PFAGofficial @SAFPU_Official @sjpf_pt @UFCongo @UMFPro
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๐—™๐—ข๐—ข๐—ง๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐——๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐——๐—ฆ Footballers from various clubs across Botswana have embraced an opportunity to invest in their futures through FUB and Rapid Skills Development Centre (RSDC) scholarship programme.
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