Phikwe tennis courts get facelift

Selebi-Phikwe tennis courts will finally get the long promised facelift following an impasse between the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) and the land owners, Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC).

The Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) had to play a waiting game owing to a dispute between the BNSC and the SPTC.

The local authority wanted to expand the bus rank, which would have affected the tennis courts and the matter took long to be resolved. BTA president, Nelson Amanze told Mmegi Sport this week that the impasse has been resolved and the project is going ahead. He said the project is being done under the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grand Slam Development Fund. Amanze said the most important thing is the safety of players.

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