Mares look to youth ahead of COSAFA test
Friday, February 13, 2026 | 20 Views |
Up and running: Mares train for COSAFA tournament PIC: BFA
Head coach, Alex Malete, this week unveiled a squad which features several Under-20 standouts alongside experienced campaigners. Placed in a tricky Group B, Botswana will face Zambia, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe in the tournament set for February 18 to March 1 in Polokwane, South Africa.
Originally slated for last September, the championship was postponed due to the CAF Women’s Champions League schedule.
The statement, whilst some may say, comes a little bit too late, is timely as gender-based violence (GBV) continues to haunt the country. A week hardly passes without reports of a wife, a girlfriend or boyfriend being killed by their intimate partners. Just recently, a high-ranking officer stationed at Glen Valley Barracks reportedly murdered his wife and has so far managed to evade arrest. It is also alleged that another soldier murdered his...