BoBA grant slashed by 10 percent

BoBA executive committee at their annual general meeting on Saturday PIC; KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
BoBA executive committee at their annual general meeting on Saturday PIC; KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) has suffered a 10% budget cut for their annual grant after receiving P900,000 from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC). The figure is down from P1million from last year.

Making his presentation on the grant allocation at the BoBA annual general meeting over the weekend, treasurer Frank Chikudzi said the sum was cut as funding did not improve even for other codes.

He said the cuts did not only affect BoBA. He said out of the P900,000 they have received, they have already spent P393, 435.78 and the remainder is P506, 574.22.

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