PRESIDENT
Col. Botsang Tshenyego
Colonel Botsang Tshenyego is currently the BNOC President (2017-2021) after being the BNOC Senior Vice President since July 2009. He chaired the Human Resources Committee, Governance, Risk, Legal and Ethics Board Committee for the last quadrennial (2013-2016), as well as the multi-agency Botswana Long Term Athlete Development (BLTAD) Working Group since its inception in 2010. As youth and an adult he played football, rugby, karate and tennis.
The Colonel is one of the pioneers of the Botswana Tennis Association Umpires Program when Botswana used host senior men and ladies satellite circuits. During this period he was the manager of Botswana Defence Force SSKB Tennis Club. The highlights of his leadership of the tennis association were the development of the organization’s first strategic plan, constitutional review and the first formal financial audits. The goodwill that prevailed at the time allowed for a successful hosting of the 2001 Davis Cup Euro-Africa Group III competition with unprecedented sponsorship from the corporate and the diplomatic corps.
In 2003 he took a break from national sports duties having been appointed the Executive Secretary for the International Military Sports Council (CISM) responsible for Eastern and Southern Africa reporting to the headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. During this period he got exposed to working in a multicultural environment and coordinated many regional projects, many of which were hosting military sports events and meetings.
In 2009 an opportunity arose to serve in the NOC and he embraced it becoming its vice president and later on following a constitutional review, he became the first senior vice president, a position he holds till date. As senior vice president he is responsible for policy and marketing, however, with the growth of the NOC secretariat, most of the duties are now being done by executive staff leaving the board to concentrate on its core duty of governance. Col Tshenyego is very passionate about governance is committed to learning and teaching it as part of his private outreach program. His passion for management and leadership has earned him the support of his colleagues in the board to be appointed one of the two programs directors for the IOC sponsored Advanced Sports Management Course (ASMC). He is also a national course director for Olympic Solidarity sports administration course and a proud product of the same course.
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Col. Tshenyego has recently been transferred to Air Command to be an operational commander responsible for the airspace since 2015. Before then, he was the BDF HQ Strategic Commitments Directorate where he was responsible for doctrinal issues after working as Deputy Inspector General between 2010 and 2014, responsible for quality assurance and operational readiness of the force. Prior to that, he has served in various capacities in the Air Arm, for almost two decades.
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Col. Tshenyego holds a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management and a post graduate risk management certificate. He is an alumnus of the Indian Air Force Academy, the Air Defence College (India), Air University (USA) and the International Air Weapons School (USA) amongst a long history of military aviation training. The Colonel is a life-long learner that is committed to self-empowerment and has successfully pursued training in excellence models, coaching and mentoring, innovation, enterprise risk management, quality management systems and auditing, all of which were part time and privately sponsored. He is an ISO 9001 certified auditor and systems implementer with broad instructional experience in aviation and sports to include program director for ASMC.
Tshepo G. Sitale
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Tshepo Sitale is a Town Planner by Profession and a Sports and Youth volunteer, his qualifications includes Bachelor of Science in Town and Regional Planning from University of Botswana and is currently reading for Masters in Development Planning. He is also a qualified Project management with Prince2® Practitioner certification and holds various certificates in Sports management.
Prior being a Board Member, Sitale was the President of Botswana Chess Federation from 1998 till 2013. During that time he was involved in various Non-Executive Committees of the Sports Council and has retained being a Member of the Fundraising Committee under the Botswana Sports Trust Foundation, as well as being part of the Empowerment Committee that has been mandated to review NF’s Affiliates Empowerment Policy.
In 2011, Sitale was a Chess convener during the 9th All Africa Games in Maputo and was in May, 2014 Chef de Mission for team Botswana during the 2nd All Africa Youth Games.
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Internationally, Mr Sitale is an Executive Board member of FIDE (International Chess Federation) for the period 2014-2018.
Mr Sitale was recognized and awarded the 2012 Sports Administrator of the Year by BNSC and has recently being nominated for the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) awards under Sports Leadership and was also recognized among the 2014 ‘top 30’ youth leaders in Botswana by BNYC and Junior Chamber International (JCI). Mr Sitale is part of the Executive Board that oversees Policy and Implementation of BNOC mandated on behalf of the NF’s.
Michael Moroka
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Board Member Moroka brings to the Board his business acumen as well as financial background. He is a long time sport administrator whose highlights include serving for many years as President of Botswana Boxing Association international structures.
Mr. Moroka is Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) and a Member of the Marketing and Communications Committee and the Headquarters Task Team Project.
BOARD MEMBER
Yarona Kopano Sharp
Ms. Yarona Kopano Sharp, a Botswana national, is an Attorney by profession; havingattained her Law Degree from the Oliver Schreiner School of Law at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa.
With an impressive career spanning 14 years in the legal, governance, and strategy sectors, Yarona Kopano Sharp has expertise and experience to this crucial role.As an attorney, Yarona has a robust background, having served as the Company Secretary for Botswana Post, where she was responsible for overseeing legal and governance matters as well as board administration. Prior to that, she worked as a Senior State Counsel with the Attorney General’s Chambers for 6 years, where she gained valuable experience in public sector law and governance.
Her academic credentials include a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Environmental Law and Practice from De Montfort University in the UK, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Executive Development Programme (EDP) from Wits University, South Africa and she also holds a professional membership with the Law Society of Botswana (LSB).
At the age of 16, Ms Sharp was selected to the under 18 Basketball National teamand subsequently became a member of the under 20 and Senior National teamswhere she represented Botswana in regional competitions. During her time at WitsUniversity, she was a member of the Basketball first team.In addition to her professional experience, Yarona is an active Board Member at the Botswana National Olympic Committee where she is the chairperson of the safeguarding committee and also a member of the Human Resource committee.
BOARD MEMBER
Unaswi Matebu
Ms Unaswi Matebu joined the BNOC Board after serving diligently in Botswana sportover the last fifteen (15) years. A hydrogeologist by training, Ms. Matebu holdsextensive additional qualifications in sport and sport management including an International Executive Masters in Sport Organizations Management, a Diploma in Management of Olympic Sport Organisations, IOC Safeguarding Certificate, Women Sports Leadership Academy certificate and a Certificate in Sports Administrators, FIH Level 2 Technical Official and Coaching amongst other accolades.
Ms Matebu boasts an extensive portfolio honed in sports administration from club and national level before graduating to international level. Her international sporting experience includes holding the position in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Education Committee, Africa Hockey Federation Women’s Committee, Confederation of Southern Africa Board member, Safe Sport Committee (BAYGOC 2018, World Netball Youth Cup, Africa Netball Cup and Africa Karate Championships), AfricaYouth Games LOC, AUSC Region 5 Games Gaborone 2018 LOC Member, NationalHockey team coach, representing Botswana in delegations to the IWG and Hockey Africa Cup of Nations team Head of Delegation, as well as being the Technical Official at the Africa Indoor Championships 2021 & 2024 and World Masters Hockey Technical Official in 2022.
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A hockey enthusiast, she has held various positions at the Botswana Hockey Association, firstly as the Board Member, Board member-Development Coordinator, Vice president for two (2) years before ascending to the Presidency of the same federation during her time. She also sat in the WASBO Gaborone Committee. Ms Matebu is the current Chairperson of the BNOC Sustainability Commission andalso sits on the BNOC Safeguarding committee and the Southern Africa Safe Sport Task Team.
BOARD MEMBER
Tebo Segaise
A teacher of languages by profession, Ms Segaise is an avid sport administrator with many years of experience in the organisation of Games as well as various leadership positions. Tebo was the first woman to ever lead Team Botswana to Major Games as Chef de Mission, having led Team Botswana to the most successful games at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, bringing home 5 medals.
She has served in other leaderships role including Assistant General Team Manager during the Gaborone 2014 African Youth Games, General Team Manager - Team Botswana 2011 African Games, Team Manager Athletics Junior Teams - 2008 & 2010 Region 5 Games, Vice Secretary and Publicity Secretary of BISA, member of the BNSC Games Organising Committee and Awards selection committees, served as PRO and Secretary General of WASBO.
Ms Segaise has been a member of BNOC Board from 2017 to date where she also serves as Chairperson of both the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) and the Gender Equality and Inclusion Committees. She also sits on the High Performance & Teams Preparations Committee lending her expertise and advisory in progressing the goals of those various arms of the BNOC.
Ms Segaise has also successfully completed her Executive Masters in SportOrganisation Management (MEMOS).
Oteng Oteng
BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Oteng is a qualified Information Technology graduate who up until not so long ago was a national athlete that represented Botswana at the highest level.
Most recently, he has been both a national Team Coach and a Member of the Athletes Commission; by virtue of which position he serves on the Board.
Mrs Dorothy Tlagae - Gaseitsiwe
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
​​​Mrs. Dorothy Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe brings over 25 years of experience in managing and implementing social development programs. She has a proven track record in leading teams and using resources effectively to achieve strategic goals. Throughout her career, she has worked with the United Nations, the U.S. Government, and various NGOs, serving communities in Botswana for the past 14 years.
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She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), where she leads efforts to promote excellence, inclusion, and innovation in sport administration and development. Mrs. Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies and an Executive Master’s in Sports Organization Management.
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She is a strategic thinker with strong skills in designing high-impact programs. She has mentored and coached NGOs to strengthen their organizational development and is recognized as a leader in international development work. Her focus areas include women’s empowerment, youth development, and sport.
She has held leadership roles such as Secretary General of the Botswana Judo Federation, board member of the BNOC Local Organizing Committee, and member of the Botswana Sport Foundation Trust (BSFT). She also contributed to the re-engineering of the Botswana Centres of Sport Excellence.In addition, she has served as Country Director for both Project Concern International (PCI) and Global Communities.