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Lack of funds stalls women’s league

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Lack of funding is stalling the formation of the local women's national league, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has said.

The just-ended football season was the most successful for the women's game since the dismantling of the Super League. A total of 55 teams in seven of the BFA's 17 regional structures competed in the 2021-2022 DTCB Women's Football League.

The inaugural DTCB Top 8 Championship was the dessert of what was a very appetising season for the women's game in five years. The women's game is now expecting an influx of new teams, following an order by CAF that the men's teams will need to have a women's team structure to participate in inter-club continental competitions.

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Lack of funds stalls women’s league

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