Olopeng signs AUSC games agreement

AUSC chairman, Dr Veii (left) and Sports minister, Olopeng signing the 2018 AUSC Region V games protocol agreement
AUSC chairman, Dr Veii (left) and Sports minister, Olopeng signing the 2018 AUSC Region V games protocol agreement

The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Thapelo Olopeng this week signed an agreement for Botswana to host the 2018 Under-20 African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region V games.

The agreement was signed between Botswana, through Olopeng and AUSC Region V chairman Dr Vetumbuavi Veii on behalf of their respective organisations in Gaborone.

The signing of the agreement paves way for preparations for eighth edition of the biennial games that are held in all the AUSC Region V member countries on a rotational basis in alphabetic order. The last games were held in Luanda, Angola in December 2016.

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