Kgaboetsile shines to put Rakops firmly on the map

Sprint star, Christine Botlogetswe is one of the well-known daughters of the village, which is near the Makgadikgadi Pans.

Rakops added a further in its cap when one of its own, Emmanuel Kgaboetsile won the Sportsperson of the Year award during the 38th Annual National Sports Awards held last Saturday. Although there was shock that an umpire and not an athlete had won the award, Kgaboetsile had already left his mark after becoming the first Motswana to handle the final of the World Badminton Championships.