Tholakele, Montsho miss Turkey camp
Friday, February 16, 2024 | 380 Views |
Notable absentee: Tholakele. PIC: WIKIPEDIA
The Mares depart for Turkey tomorrow to kick-start the first of three international training camps ahead of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 finals.
The team's head coach, Alex Malete, has selected a 22-member squad for the Turkey camp, with Tholakele notably missing out.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...