International company keen on setting up soccer academy

Bakang Kenaope (Red) of Marang JSS against Kago Mosalagae during Copa Coca Cola competitions.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Bakang Kenaope (Red) of Marang JSS against Kago Mosalagae during Copa Coca Cola competitions.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

An unnamed international company is said to be interested in investing in a football academy in the country, a media statement from the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has revealed.

The company showed interest during the CAF ordinary general meeting held in Cairo this past week where BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti and secretary general, Kitso Kemoeng were in attendance.

The company representatives met BFA representatives on the sidelines of the meeting in which Kemoeng and Letshwiti engaged with other stakeholders on the growth and development of football in Botswana. The statement also revealed that the company intends to link the proposed academy to an international academy that it has in Switzerland.

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