Special Olympics'ball to be handed to Kgathi

The Special Olympics ball will be handed to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Shaw Kgathi tomorrow before departing for South Africa for the World Cup on Sunday. The handover will take place at Solomon Dihutso Primary School in Mogoditshane.

'The ball' arrived in Botswana from Namibia on Tuesday and has been to several places like Ramotswa, Kanye and Mochudi. Special Olympics Botswana director, Ross Tebele said they feel honoured to have been one of the countries that had a chance to receive the ball. 

The ball is a FIFA project that is used to raise awareness about the Special Olympics for the intellectually challenged through football and it is part of the World Cup activities. The worldwide journey of the ball  started in Battersea Park in London where the first game of modern rules started in 1864. Every four years, the ball travels to the World Cup-hosting country.

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