Softball tight-lipped on hosting budget
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Disciplined forces: Softball is tight-lipped on the budget for hosting the Africa qualifiers PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Botswana beat Uganda to win the right to host the competition for the first time in history.
BSA acting spokesperson, Pako Maforaga told Mmegi Sport the budget would be finalised after meeting with the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC). “We were supposed to meet on Tuesday at 2pm but the meeting was postponed and a new date was set.
We are told of massive spin-offs for hosting countries, which we assume was the catalyst behind putting in the bid.We are not too sure if it is a one-size fits all, where any hosting nation reaps the benefits or it’s on a case-by-case basis.There are arguments from both ends, with hosting a sure way to accelerate infrastructure development and a guaranteed cash flow during the 30-days of the tournament.There is a bump in employment creation...