No Zone VI for Police volleyball clubs
Friday, December 08, 2023 | 230 Views |
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Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) vice president-administration, Ndibo Lebala said he received reports that Police would not be travelling today (Friday). “They informed me that they had challenges and would not be travelling to the competition. Atleast they should have sent only one team, especially the women’s side. It has lots of young players who graduated from the junior team.
“Giving them an opportunity to play at such stage has a positive impact in the development of volleyball,” he said. Last year, Police women team took part in the competition when it was held in Zambia where they finished in position two. Lebala said as BVF there is nothing they can do with the situation.
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