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The day the minister forgot to travel to Francistown

Monday, June 19, 2023 | 350 Views |

It is either the Zebras are now so bad that even the Sports Minister does not bother to watch them anymore, or the honourable member completely forgot to make the trip to Francistown. Whichever way, it is telling.

The biggest talking point of the weekend was the Minister of Youth, Sport, Gender and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare’s choice to participate in a charity match over watching the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Zebras and Libya in Francistown.

The 2012 Zebras team was involved in a friendly clash with past Bafana Bafana players at the National Stadium.

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