Francistown Stadium Behind Schedule

James Tasetlhabi said they have done 58 percent of the work during a tour by the new Minister of Sport, Youth and Culture on Friday. He explained that initially, the design of the stadium was similar to that of sports complexes built in Molepolole, Maun and Masunga but this was changed to meet World Cup standards. The stadium's holding capacity has, however, been reduced from 30,000 to 27,000. The facility is being built at a cost of P175 million.

The project's industrial and public relations manager, Lawrence Nasha blamed lack of skilled manpower in various fields such as bricklaying and carpentry for the delay in completing the works.