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Keakopa scales heights against odds

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Keotshepile Pinkie Keakopa, a retired football player, has defied the odds and not allowed her disability to put her down.

Keakopa is the 2021 Football For All Leadership Programme scholarship recipient, which saw her travel to Portugal in October. She told Mmegi Sport that she is passionate about sport, particularly football.

Keakopa is the women's representative on the Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) board. She explained that she learnt about the Football For All Leadership Programme scholarship through Women And Sport Botswana (WASBO). Keakopa said she was intrigued about the programme and upon enquiring, she was informed that it was a leadership programme for women in sport living with disability.

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Keakopa scales heights against odds

Keotshepile Pinkie Keakopa, a retired football player, has defied the odds and not allowed her disability to put her down.