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BFA Referees’ Division undergoes CAF assessors training course

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) Referees’ Division has joined their counterparts from the Confederations of African Football (CAF) and Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA), by attending a furtherance of a Virtual Masterclass Instructors workshops. The event, dubbed CAF Assessors’ training course is conducted by the COSAFA Referees Manager who is also a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee and a FIFA Technical Instructor Felix Tangawarima and Alian Lim Kim Chong for all match officials in the COSAFA region respectively. 

There are five Botswana Technical Instructors who have been selected to undergo the 6-months drill as well as further train for the CAF assessor positions. The five include BFA referees manager, Phodiso Jonti Rasetshoga, the FUTURO 3 trained instructors; namely Dikarabo Ramadubu, Gaontebale Malete, Elijah Masitha and Yvonne Letota respectively. 

The selected joined other regional instructors in producing  teaching material  to be used for the COSAFA referees. The  online course is expected to enhance the knowledge of the instructors as well as help them to have a firm understanding of the game. 

The BFA Referees Manager, Rasetshoga has expressed excitement over the new development, hailing the project as a step in the right direction, as it aims to equip the match officials with the latest regulations that will further improve their match officiating duties and procedures.

 “This course will help us develop as the BFA referees’ department. It will also further help us translate our skills into practice from all the syllabuses we are learning together from our counterparts in the region, its progress we have long wanted, and it has come at the right time when there is no footballing action. The officials will have more time to put this into practice respectively,” said Rasetshoga.

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Intermediate Referees Course Concludes Today

GABORONE: Botswana Football Association (BFA) through its technical department (Referees Department) held an Intermediate Referees Course closing ceremony. The course commenced on the 18th of March and ended today (22 March 2024).

A total of 37 participants from 9 regions took part in the course. The aim of the course is to bring regional referees up to the national level (first division).

The course was specifically organized for match officials from the southern and western blocks and was led by two local instructors, technical instructor Dintwa Dintwa and physical instructor Arone Masilo.

Congratulations to all the referees who successfully completed the Course!  It’s great to see the dedication and passion for football officiating in Botswana.

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