Babitseng disappointed with All Kasi
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 790 Views |

Babitseng PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The two national teams will compete at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations and Africa Cup of Nations finals in July and December respectively. The usual carnival atmosphere where fans wear the blue, black, and white replicas has been missing. All Kasi was roped in as a technical sponsor with the Zebras on the verge of AFCON qualification in August. The brand dressed the Zebras the last time the team played at the AFCON finals in 2012 and there was excitement with their return as they replaced international sportswear, Umbro South Africa. Believed to bring a good omen to the team, All Kasi did not disappoint the local fans with eye-catching replica designs thus sparking expectations from across the country. However, six months after the deal was concluded, the supplier is failing to meet demand. A handful of replicas sold in one of the retail shops ran out within the first month.
Previously, the Botswana Football Association president, Tariq Babitseng, had said the association would meet the supplier but there is still no remedy to the situation. Yesterday, responding to questions from journalists, Babitseng said the BFA is disappointed with low to no supply of Zebras replicas. He said this is one of the revenue streams that the BFA should be tapping into. Babitseng revealed that the association recently failed to cash in on an order of around 1, 000 replicas from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and an unnamed company.
The BDF had ordered 650 t-shirts whilst the other entity wanted over 300 t-shirts. "I would like to put it out there that we have engaged our supplier and there were hiccups in the delivery, which we understood. But it is taking too long and we will try to mitigate and see how best we resolve the issue because as it is, the excitement is there or building up. But on our side or technical (sponsor) side, we are lacking. Also, although everybody knows that they will be sold in one of the biggest retailers out there, they do not have stock. So, I think that issue, we will attend to it immediately," Babitseng said.
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...