Lobatse gets nod for regional basketball tourney
Thursday, October 12, 2017
The regional tournament has attracted top sides from Botswana, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe as they eye a place at the Africa championships. The competition starts on October 20-26.
“It has been a norm to host tournaments of a high magnitude in Gaborone, but we have decided to take this tournament to Lobatse to spread awareness of basketball. This is a big and positive step to take such a competition outside Gaborone,” Botswana Basketball Association (BBA) president, Boineelo Hardy said. She noted that since Lobatse is a historical town, and is celebrating 120 years of existence, hosting the tournament in the town will be fitting. Hardy said they had weighed a number of venues in Gaborone, with the University of Botswana being the first option. However, it was deemed too expensive for the organisers’ budget.
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