School commitments disrupt Under-17 girls camp

The Under-17 had inadequate preparations ahead of their Lusaka trip PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
The Under-17 had inadequate preparations ahead of their Lusaka trip PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The national Under-17 girls football team’s preparations for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers have been severely affected as players are engaged in school commitments.

The team will face their Zambian counterparts in the preliminary round fixture to be played in Zambia on Sunday afternoon.

Information reaching this publication is that the team was set for a two-week training camp that was scheduled to commence last week Monday. However, only three players of the 25 reported for camp while by Friday only 13 players were on duty. Speaking to Mmegi Sport on Tuesday, Botswana Football Association (BFA) marketing and communications officer, Tumo Mpatane said all players who have been called by the technical team had since reported for camp at the start of the week. He said the team is made up of school going children, hence they were held up.

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