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P250k for Softball Independence tournament

Monday, August 08, 2022 | 70 Views |

Botswana Softball Association receiving the donation PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.

Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has received P250,000 from Archein hardware in partnership with Capital Value as sponsorship for the Independence tournament.

The sponsorship launch was held on Friday at the Indian High Commission. The Indian High Commissioner to Botswana, Dr Rajesh Ranjan pledged five scholarships for the best players of the tournament to study in India.

Archein hardware managing director, Nikunj Mehta said the P150,000 is for cash prize and P100,000 is for medals and other logistics. Mehta said softball used to be one of the best sporting codes in the country and brought medals from international games. “The intention of this tournament is to restore softball to its glory days.

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P250k for Softball Independence tournament

Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has received P250,000 from Archein hardware in partnership with Capital Value as sponsorship for the Independence tournament.