Botswana Chess President Gets Continental Nod

Mothokomedi Thabano
Mothokomedi Thabano

The Africa Chess Confederation (ACC) Board has appointed Mothokomedi Thabano chairperson for Continental Chess under the Education Commission.

The term of office for the Commission is four years (2020-2024.) Thabano, who is the president of Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) accepted the appointment last week. He explained to Sport Monitor that his new role entails overseeing the project of using chess as an academic tool in Africa.

"To help learners to improve in academics using chess. This is mainly about education chess than sport competitive chess," he said.

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