Walker eyes first continental squash medal for Bots

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Botswana's medal hopeful at the All Africa Squash Championships, Alister Walker is confident he will bring home the country's first medal at a continental competition in Namibia.

Walker makes his debut in an international tournament for the country after transferring his international allegiance to Botswana from England. Walker represented England for several years in world and European championships. "It's exciting because I have not represented Botswana in a long time; so it is nice to be on a team with guys I played with at junior tournaments," Walker told Sport Monitor.

Walker finds himself in the same team with his childhood teammates Conrad Ntshebe and Lekgotla Mosope.He believes the country stands a chance to win medals at the tournament."I think Botswana goes to the event with very good prospects, we have a strong chance. But South Africa and Zambia will probably be the toughest teams there."

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