BFA to send Under-20 to COSAFA tourney

Flashback: Botswana has in the past participated in the annual COSAFA Under- 20 tournaments
Flashback: Botswana has in the past participated in the annual COSAFA Under- 20 tournaments

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) will send the Under-20 team to the COSAFA Cup in South Africa in December.

The BFA was forced to skip this year’s Under-17 tournament, which was held in Mauritius due to insufficient funds, but will honour the invitation this time around. “Yes we will send a team,” BFA acting chief executive officer, Susan Lawrence said. She however, did not specify who would take charge of the team. “We will decide on the technical team and inform you.”

The last COSAFA Under-20 tournament was played in Lesotho in 2013 and the organisers have been battling to secure sponsorship for subsequent editions, which were called off.

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