Young Turks rise up to the coaching challenge

The conveyor belt churning out coaches has rather been slow at the Botswana Football Association (BFA), only gathering pace in recent years. With only three coaches holding the CAF A licence, and none with a Pro Licence, it has been rather a subdued period at Lekidi Centre.

However, the arrival of BFA technical director, Letsoaka Serame has seen the association pick pace, with a number of coaches in line to be upskilled.But even before the upskilling process reaches a crescendo, there has been a refreshing shift, with young coaches raising a firm hand to replace the ‘aging fleet’. Botswana now has a proud record of the youngest coach to handle an international assignment after Alex Malete, at just 29 years, five weeks and 35 days, sat on the bench when Botswana played Namibia in an Olympic Games qualifier last weekend.