School commitments disrupts Under-20 preparations
Monday, August 07, 2023 | 80 Views |
Boitshepo Lombala (in white) fighting for the ball against Rastala Bolaoana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Under-20 side will this October kick off the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Gaebolae might miss as many as eight players due to school commitments.
They have been pitted against Cameroon in the preliminary round of qualifiers in a two-legged tie to be played early October. Gaebolae on Saturday oversaw her side’s impressive 2-1 win over Lesotho in a preparatory match played at the Lekidi grounds as the team intensifies its preparations for the Cameroon clash. The tactician said she omitted players who will be writing their final examinations from the tie and she was impressed with her side’s overall output. “All these players are not schooling and all those at school would be writing their final exams.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...