A Reflection On Botswana's Football Footprints

For many years, Botswana’s national football sides suffered humiliating defeats in every competition they partook in. It did not matter whether they played at home or away, earning themselves the nickname, Whipping Boys of Africa.

However towards the year 2006, a group of young talented players came up the ranks and quickly shrugged off the Whipping Boys of Africa tagline. The then national Under-23 coach, the late Banks Panene assembled a team that took part in the qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic games. Before he could realise his dream, Panene met his untimely death and was replaced by David Bright.