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Rich pickings from CAF schools tourney

Lilongwe challenge: Botswana’s representatives at the CAF schools tournament PIC: BFA
Lilongwe challenge: Botswana’s representatives at the CAF schools tournament PIC: BFA

Botswana has sent two representatives to Africa’s richest schools soccer tournament with the southern region qualifiers taking place in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The winners of the inaugural CAF Pan African School Football Championships in both the boys' and girls’ categories will each pocket $100,000 (approximately P1.2 million) at the regional level.

At the continental level, the figure will jump significantly with the winners receiving $300,000 (about P4 million). Botswana will be represented by Thamaga Community Junior Secondary in the boys’ section, while Mothamo CJSS are the country’s ambassadors in the girls’ competition.

Editor's Comment
Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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