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.

Background and education

In 2002,Taylor graduated from the

University of Botswana The University of Botswana, popularly known as UB, was established in 1982 as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. T ...

(UB) with a bachelor's degree of

Business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

with a major in marketing. In May 2015, she was a graduate of the Senior Management Development Program from

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

. She also has a number of professional licenses and certifications such as Enterprise Risk Management from the

Botswana Accountancy College The Botswana Accountancy College, or BAC, is a business school headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana, the colle ...

(BAC) in May 2016 and

Digital marketing Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online based digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services. Its development duri ...

from the

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

(UCT) in December of the same year.

Career

Taylor worked as an account manager in the International Business Unit of

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in Botswana, and is headquartered in Gaborone. It provides telecommunications services throughout the country. The company was formerly a gover ...

(BTC) and held a few jobs in-between prior to being appointed country manager of Econet Media Botswana heading Kwese TV in 2017. In April 2021, Taylor was appointed as chief executive officer of

Botswana Football Association The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is the governing body of association football in Botswana, and controls the national football team. It is an affiliate of FIFA, CAF and the COSAFA. National football leagues include the beMOBILE Premier ...

for a three-year tenure. She was suspended from the same position in December 2021 following allegations of "irregular utilization of BFA funds".

Personal life

Taylor was married to Paul Treston Taylor, a former managing director of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL), who passed away in December 2021

References

External links

Website of Botswana Football Association
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Background and education

Career

Personal life

See also

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