Oteng leaves for Cuba to intensify Olympics preps
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) has finalised his training programme which includes a two-week sojourn in Cuba and camps in Venezuela and Ukraine.
BoBA publicity secretary, Willough Kemoen confirmed the development saying the boxer was still under Khumiso Ikgopoleng's tutelage. Oteng will be the only local boxer at the quadrennial event beginning July 28 after beating Algeria's Brahimi Samir 11-4 in last month's qualifiers. His five teammates who took part in the qualifiers in Casablanca failed to go beyond the preliminary round.
As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...