Cricket team focussed ahead of Cameroon clash
Friday, November 05, 2021 | 320 Views |
Men on a mission: The cricket team faces Cameroon today
The team is in Rwanda for the T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional qualifiers and kicked off their campaign with 75 run win over Sierra Leone on Tuesday. Their next game is against Cameroon today. Botswana will fancy their chances against what appears a winnable group that also has Mozambique and Tanzania.
The East Africans should pose the biggest threat to Botswana’s bid to progress to the final round of the Africa qualifiers where Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria lie in wait. The overall winner will proceed to the global qualifiers next year. Botswana’s senior team has been near-men for years now, and this could be their chance to stamp their authority particularly after a kind draw. Coach Angara said they will take each game as it comes.
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