Basketball umpire gets rave review in Cairo

Outstanding: Dorothy Okatch (second from left) is doing well in Cairo
Outstanding: Dorothy Okatch (second from left) is doing well in Cairo

Botswana’s only internationally licensed basketball referee, Dorothy ‘Dot’ Okatch has been called “the future of basketball officiating in Africa” after some excellent officiating at the Africa Under 18 Women’s Championship.

Okatch was officiating at her first international tournament after recently becoming Botswana’s first basketball ref to get FIBA accreditation.

The tournament in Cairo has been running since last Friday with Okatch handling four matches.

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