Botswana grabs first gold

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The men's volleyball team became the first side to grab gold for Botswana at the ongoing Region 5 Youth Games in Gaborone on Tuesday.

It has been a difficult start for Botswana, who were fifth on the medals table before the end of day on Tuesday, but there was good news when the men's volleyball team beat Namibia 3-1 to grab gold.

The team qualified for the final after beating South Africa 3-1 on Monday. Volleyball coach, Odirile Sibanda told Mmegi Sport that the win was an indication that boys can also bring positive results.

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