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FIFA CONNECT CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

The association is pleased to announce that Ishmael Tasebolai from Competitions and Operations department on behalf of Botswana Football Association is currently with other 11 member association representatives at FIFA Connect Programme capacity development workshop in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania . The workshop is jointly organised by FIFA and CAF in Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania from the 16.02.2023 – 17.02.2023.
 
The aim of the workshop is to explain the various requirements of Member Associations in the area of electronic registration and competition management – especially within the context of football development initiatives such as the CAF School Championship Programme and the FIFA regulations including the FIFA Clearing House.
 
The participating Member Associations will also be able to get more information on the FIFA Connect Programme and its various modules in the areas of registration and competition management as well as the data exchange with FIFA and CAF through the FIFA Connect ID Service.
 

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Botswana Football Association has taken a giant step in developing new and young referees. Today the association was officially closing The 5-day Kweneng Regional Association Referees Beginners course at Lekidi Football Centre that has attracted 25 young and promising referees (23 men and 2 women)
 
The referees underwent a five-day course from the 18th to the 23rd of December. The course was conducted by Instructor Mr. Phodiso Jonty Rasetsoga (BFA Referees Manager)
 
Speaking in the course closing ceremony held earlier today Mr Rasetsoga highlighted that the budding referees were taken through the laws of the game, oral, theory, written and practical sessions which advanced into exams on the final.
 
“It was a wonderful class the participants showed a lot of eagerness and energy during the sessions and it is important that these fresh referees get involved in many matches organized in their region”, he added.
 
In his keynote address, Botswana Football Association CEO Mfolo Mfolo highlighted that the association has 17 regions across the country, national women’s football, and the Botswana Football League, which consists of two leagues, the Botswana Premier League and the National First Division League. He added that the BFA is reviewing football in Botswana
 
He concluded by explaining to the course participants that they have to go through all the structures, from the regional leagues to the highest leagues, the Botswana Premier League until they reach international stadiums such as COSAFA and AFCON to officiate the elite games.
 
One of the course participants Mr. Khumo Jackson, commented that to be a referee must be passionate, dedicated and hardworking.
 
Mr Alec Fela also the chairman of the referees committee (NEC Member), in his address appreciated the time taken by participants during festive days as they felt it was appropriate and worthy to be here. He added that discipline is the key to being a referee.

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