Women's teams in battle for diamond throne
Friday, July 07, 2023 | 60 Views |
Defending champions: Double Action are favourites to retain their crown team PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
It is a long journey that started last year and reached almost every corner of the country. The run to the finale had a record-breaking 137 teams participating in 11 of the 17 regional leagues across the country.
It is now down to four teams as the throne for the women's football champions is just 180 minutes of regulation within reach. The winner of the finale will books a place in the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifiers scheduled for later this year. There is also an extra incentive with a P250,000 winners’ prize from the sponsors and diamond traders, DTC Botswana.
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...