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Botswana prepares to host P9m TAFISA Congress

The hosts: TAFISA Congress Local Organising Committee
The hosts: TAFISA Congress Local Organising Committee

The Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA) World Congress, which will be held in Gaborone in 2027, will cost the country more than P9 million.

Botswana is also expected to pay an additional P1.2 million as the hosting fee charged by TAFISA. The congress will bring together global experts, researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and representatives from all continents to shape the Sport for All movement. TAFISA World Congress Gaborone 2027 general manager, Thuto Molebatsi, said Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), as the host entity, has committed to funding the event from its annual subvention from the government.

Speaking at a press conference this week, he added therefore, there is no additional funding for the event.

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