Softball leagues kick-off

A competitive men's league is expected after the injection of a P120,000 sponsorship from Estates Construction. But the women's league will go ahead without a sponsor, with the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) still searching for a financer. The BSA hopes to get a sponsor for the women's league before the end of the year.

BSA general manager in the south, Montwedi Simon said women and men's leagues will be played on different weekends unlike before. He said this will give teams time to rest on free weekends. Simon added that having both women and men games in one weekend has created problems before because some clubs share facilities. This led to delays as clubs had to wait for those they share facilities with to finish their games. Meanwhile, Simon believes the Estates Construction sponsorship will push the teams to perform better and motivate players. He said they have experienced problems in the past when some teams dropped out of the league because there was no motivation.