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BFA patches in absence of school sports

School sports competitions absent since 2019 FILE: PIC
School sports competitions absent since 2019 FILE: PIC

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has taken proactive measures to address the void created by the absence of school sports competitions since 2019.

Recognising the impact on the development of football and sports in general, the BFA President Maclean Letshwiti has announced a campaign to procure 7, 500 footballs for donation to development structures nationwide.

He asserted that following the suspension of school sports, aspiring footballers have faced a dearth of essential equipment. Consequently, there is a pressing need to launch an initiative to bridge this gap. "We have a very serious problem in Botswana, the lack of school football.

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