Goabaone Taylor (sometimes referred to as Goabaone G.Taylor) is a Motswana accountant and sports administrator who served as the chief executive officer of Botswana Football Association between April and December 2021. She occupied this position with effect from 1 April 2021 making her the first female to occupy this position since the inception of the organisation in 1966.[1]
Goabaone Taylor | |
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| Nationality | Motswana |
| Alma mater | University of Botswana Stellenbosch University Botswana Accountancy College University of Cape Town (UCT) |
| Occupation(s) | Accountant, sports administrator |
| Spouse | Paul Treston Taylor (until death in 2021) |
Background and education edit
In 2002,Taylor graduated from the University of Botswana(UB) with a bachelor's degree of Business administration with a major in marketing. In May 2015, she was a graduate of the Senior Management Development Program from Stellenbosch University.[2] She also has a number of professional licenses and certifications such as Enterprise Risk Management from the Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) in May 2016 and Digital marketing from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in December of the same year.[2]
Career edit
Taylor worked as an account manager in the International Business Unit of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and held a few jobs in-between prior to being appointed country manager of Econet Media Botswana heading Kwese TV in 2017.[2]
In April 2021, Taylor was appointed as chief executive officer of Botswana Football Association for a three-year tenure.[3] She was suspended from the same position in December 2021 following allegations of "irregular utilization of BFA funds".[4][5][6]
Personal life edit
Taylor was married to Paul Treston Taylor, a former managing director of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL), who passed away in December 2021[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mnkandhla, Thando (8 April 2021). "BFA appoints first female CEO". The Southern Times. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "BFA Appoints Mrs. Taylor as New CEO". Botswana Football Association. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Botswana FA has appointed an experienced woman as CEO/Secretary General". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Kolantsho, Calistus (30 December 2021). "BFA hot seat strikes again". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Dube, Chakalisa (16 February 2022). "BFA moves to fire Taylor". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Kgangkenna, Duncan (4 March 2022). "Taylor to drag BFA before the courts | Sunday Standard". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Shaya (3 January 2022). "Cheers to the dead". TheVoiceBW. Retrieved 14 March 2022.