Players' Welfare Fund Finally Set Up

Kgosana Masaseng
Kgosana Masaseng

FRANCISTOWN: A senior official at Footballers Union Botswana (FUB) has said that a players’ welfare fund has finally been set up.

The fund, whose idea FUB had been pursuing to  establish in conjunction with the Botswana Football Association (BFA), would come in handy for local footballers in instances where they lost potential future earnings owing to career-ending injuries.

It will also offer empowerment programmes to current and former players during other times of need.

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