He said the sponsorship is a testament by the company to support sport development and promote of lawn bowls in Botswana. BBA has been granted the rights to host the event, which is one of the most prestigious lawn bowls event on the continent. The event will gather players from eight Africa countries being Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. The tournament would takes place in Orapa between September 23 and 26. The last time Botswana hosted the AST was in 2014 at the Jwaneng Bowling Club. "As an association, we are committing ourselves to delivering a successful tournament. To this end, we have assembled an LOC chaired by myself,” he said. Lekang said hosting such a prestigious event with competitors from all over the continent is a great honour, as it is government's policy to host high profile events.
Following the conclusion of the AST, Orapa will host Botswana’s Invitation Triples tournament, which is traditionally held in Francistown each year. The 2024 edition will run from September 28 to 30. Lekang said the tournament is expected to see a lot of international participation, as it will piggyback on the AST. Meanwhile, Jwaneng C team won the 2024 Infinite Bowls Trophy (Gaborone Major Tournament) that was held over the weekend. The tournament was sponsored by Mighty Infinite Services. Lybro Tlotleng skipped the team which had Bame Rantsipana (third), Pono Rakola (second) and Mighty Morwaagole (lead).
