Ball boys to the rescue

Motlhabani said the ball boys mainly play in the Under-15 regional league. He said during their youth league games, which are usually played at the Serowe Sports Complex in the early hours on weekends, they also receive training as ball boys. “It is very important for these boys. They like to come out and watch their role models. Again this is to give exposure to the young boys and there is also a lot of improvement in the way they play their football since we brought them in as ball boys.

“We have 12 Under-15 teams in the region and we want to involve all the players we have, we also have women’s and Under 17 teams. They all show the desire to help as ball boys and we have decided we will rotate them so they all get a chance,” Motlhabani said.