National Tennis Team Excels At Africa Davis Cup

National Tennis Team player, Denzel Seetso was among the best performers that saw Team Botswana win three matches out of four
National Tennis Team player, Denzel Seetso was among the best performers that saw Team Botswana win three matches out of four

The national tennis team that comprised youngsters who were making their debut at the Africa Davis Cup in Congo, Brazzaville performed beyond expectations. The team finished the tournament in style beating Congo 3-0 on Saturday.

Botswana finished in second place after four matches with one loss and three wins. The coach, Petrus Molefhe, told Sport Monitor that he could not say much about how the team prepared for the tournament. He said even during his playing days, preparations were always a challenge.

“The preparations were not what one would have expected. We could have trained more, but that was impossible due to the outbreak of COVID-19. But looking at how the players competed, you would not believe that we only had nine days in camp and one player had only two days,” he said.

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BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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