Ping-pong players fight for national team spots
Friday, February 07, 2020
The tournament is part of BTTA’s preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships to be played in July. Four places are up for grabs in each of the men and women’s categories.
Speaking to Mmegi Sport on Thursday, BTTA president, Kudzanani Motswagole said the association has scrapped hand-picking for the national team as players have to prove themselves on the table. “The issue of coaches hand-picking players is a thing of the past. Players have to get into the nationals via performances. This is a national team we are talking about, so we need the best players. The best will have more wins hence we are having these selection tournaments, it will start with the round one on the weekend,” Motswagole said.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...