BFA Escapes CAF's Wrath

The national Under-17 girls' match against Morocco will be allocated a new date PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The national Under-17 girls' match against Morocco will be allocated a new date PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) will not face any punishment as initially feared from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the failed Botswana Under-17 clash with Morocco two months ago.

The two teams were scheduled to face-off in the second leg of the World Cup qualifiers in Morocco on March 14.

BFA cancelled the team’s trip to the North African country because of fears over the Coronavirus pandemic, which at the time was beginning to set its foot in the African continent. At the time, Morocco had already registered two confirmed cases of the virus.

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