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Odds against northern softball players

National team duty: Softball players will train at the National Diamond PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
National team duty: Softball players will train at the National Diamond PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Softball players from the north of Botswana face an uphill battle to make the senior men's squad, with those called for trials often finding it hard to report for camp as they have to foot their transport bill.

This week, the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) issued an invitation to players to report for training at the National Diamond in Gaborone and there are already complaints that players from far flung areas were finding it hard to respond to the invitation as they face transport challenges.

This was acknowledged by the BSA in a statement. “At the moment, it is not all players who are attending training sessions. It is only those around Gaborone who can manage to attend. Players who reside outside Gaborone have been encouraged to possibly find other alternatives of training and building fitness,” the statement reads.

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