Stage set for softball Independence cup
Friday, September 30, 2022 | 340 Views |
Ready to roll: Softball teams will battle it out in the Independence cup. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE
However, some clubs have raised concern that the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has been silent ahead of the tournament. They accuse the mother body of failing to avail the Archein Hardware-sponsored tournament schedule on time.
Titans’ softball club coach, Disang Selemogwe told Mmegi Sport that preparations have been poor because he does not know what is going on. “Preparing for something that you do not have a schedule for is demoralising and defeats the technical preparation purpose. You wonder if the event will take place or not. We received the draft schedule on Tuesday evening and we were told that we are playing on Thursday,” he said. Selemogwe said he does not know which pool Titans has been placed in and it was difficult to plan without knowing their opponents.
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