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Tafa is 2023 off-road queen

Well done: BTO CEO, Keitumetse Setlang (left) hands an award to Tabona Tafa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Well done: BTO CEO, Keitumetse Setlang (left) hands an award to Tabona Tafa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Tadiwa Tafa is firmly on the path to claim the undisputed queen of the off-road race throne after an impressive 2023 Botswana Motor Sport (BMS) season.

On Saturday night, the 18-year-old walked away with the Best Women Overall Award in the Off-road title. She is also became the runner-up in the motocross discipline at the 2023 BMS Awards ceremony held in Gaborone.

In addition, Tafa finished as the best rider in the Off-Road OR6 ladies class while she was second in the MX Ladies.

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