Fish heads CUCSA Games organising committee

Thapelo 'Fish' Pabalinga
Thapelo 'Fish' Pabalinga

Thapelo 'Fish' Pabalinga will head the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Confederation of University and College Sport Association (CUCSA) Games, which Botswana hosts in June.

Botswana was supposed to host the games in 2020, but was brought in after Angola pulled out.  The games, which fall under the ambit of the Botswana Tertiary Student Sports Association (BOTESSA), will take place in Gaborone from June 18 to 22, 2018. 

Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chairperson, Solly Reikeletseng urged the new LOC to be patient as there are bottlenecks involved in getting money from the government.  He said the LOC should not be frustrated when there are delays.

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