The continental qualification games are to be played in Mokopane, Limpopo Province from February 26 until March 3. Speaking to SportMonitor during the team's training session held at the National Diamond over the weekend, Moyo said the target is to win a gold medal at the qualifications because they have been playing second best to South Africa.
He also said the last time Botswana won a gold medal against South Africa was during the Zone Six competition way back in 2003. Moyo said he was excited when he was given a role to lead the national team by the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) especially after playing for the national team for a long time and also being involved in the training of both the men and women's teams. The technical team invited 30 players for the trials, 29 turned up to battle it out for the 22 spots up for grabs. “My first assignment was to find young competitive players and combine them with experienced ones to create a pool where I can pick the final team that stands a chance to give me the results that I want. The majority of the players stay in Gaborone. We started evening training sessions on Monday and we sent out a training plan to players who are staying in other areas.
