Francistown catches Zebras fever

Friday, September 04, 2015

With the swirling excitement around the arrival of the Zebras and Burkina Faso in Francistown ahead of a historic Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday, Mmegi Correspondent, LINDIWE MOZOLA took to the streets of Botswana’s second city to get fans’ views

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“It gives us dignity. At last we get the recognition we deserve. All things were being done in Gaborone. More so our talented sportsmen and women, performing artists have moved there. We are sure they will move back home when they see that we are moving forward as Francistown. We thank Botswana Football Association And the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture who found it fit to bring the game to Francistown.”

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Francistown catches Zebras fever

With the swirling excitement around the arrival of the Zebras and Burkina Faso in Francistown ahead of a historic Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday, Mmegi Correspondent, LINDIWE MOZOLA took to the streets of Botswana’s second city to get fans’ views