National Stadium faces major CAF compliance hurdles

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Compliance challenges: The National Stadium PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) says a lot of work is needed to make the National Stadium compliant with CAF requirements. This emerged when the BNSC officials appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Statutory Bodies and Public Enterprises on Thursday.

Despite undergoing major refurbishments in recent years, particularly in the lead-up to the World Relays hosted early this month, the facility remains far from being CAF-certified.

BNSC CEO, Olebile Sikwane, told the Parliamentary body that the facility's track was refurbished at a cost of more than P15 million, whilst other remedial works cost over P9 million.

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National Stadium faces major CAF compliance hurdles

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) says a lot of work is needed to make the National Stadium compliant with CAF requirements. This emerged when the BNSC officials appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Statutory Bodies and Public Enterprises on Thursday.

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