Basketball championships preps in full swing
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Botswana will host the Zone VI Championships in October
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairperson, Terrence Showa told Mmegi Sport they expect many basketball fans to come in numbers and support the tournament to be played at the University of Botswana courts. Showa said the sport is bigger than football in other countries such as Angola, but locally it is still behind.
“We have engaged different stakeholders such as Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) and Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) amongst others.
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