Motocross seek funds ahead of African Championships

Team Botswana is eyeing a first continental prize in motocross at the championship to be held at the Zone 7 Speedspot MX Track from August 11-13. Botswana will line up against Angola, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Over 200 riders are warming up engines as they prepare to take on the terrains on the cold front in the coastal city of South Africa. However, Team Botswana struggles to raise funds as riders are expected to dig deep into their pockets to make the trip, with just a week to the championship. The BMS is said to be in financial challenges as the association operates with a lesser grant from the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC). Riders and parents alike have since embarked on fundraising initiatives to fund the trip to Cape Town.