Girls make debut in BFA grassroots tourney

BFA CEO, Ookeditse Malesu during Wednesday's press briefing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BFA CEO, Ookeditse Malesu during Wednesday's press briefing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

For a long time, girls have not been featured in football development tournaments but they will make a maiden appearance at the Botswana Football Association (BFA) development league to be played in Gaborone over the next two days starting today.

The BFA development league inter-block finals will offer a glimpse of hope to local women’s football. The women have been playing second fiddle to their male counterparts as millions of pula are being poured to the development of men’s football while women have been inactive since December last year.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, BFA women football technical officer, Barobi Ngwako said all the regions will be represented in the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 age categories except for the Kgalagadi region. Ngwako further said their main objective is to develop female players, coaches, referees and administrators, the same as it is done for men’s football.

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