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BNSC faces criticism over appearance fees

Facing criticism: BNSC  has been asked to redefine incentives policy PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Facing criticism: BNSC has been asked to redefine incentives policy PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

National Sport Associations (NSAs) have demanded a re-look into incentives provided to national team representatives under the government's Performance Incentives and Rewards Package.

The rewards package was first introduced in 2012 and was recently reviewed to cover junior national teams. According to the policy, appearance fees are paid for official competitions.

But there are still grey areas with the lawn bowls team's request for appearances fees rejected by the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC). The team had Marea Modutlwa and Remmy Kebapetse who competed at the World Indoor Championships in April, while Modutlwa and Edwin Nyoke took part in the World Champion of Champions.

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