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Local sport reels from budget cuts

Empty coffers: BNSC affiliates during a previous meeting PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Empty coffers: BNSC affiliates during a previous meeting PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

National Sport Associations (NSA) are crying foul after the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) slashed their annual grants.

The BNSC introduced a new funding model in the last financial year and the rollout was during the current financial year. Under the current model, the NSAs that contribute the most to the BNSC Vision 2028 are better rewarded.

The NSAs that have received more funding are football, athletics, cricket and volleyball, which are placed in tier one. Football has the highest score of 74% followed by athletics with 68%.

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