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Government to improve sporting infrastructure – SONA2018

His Excellency, President Mokgweetsi Masisi says the Government will improve sporting infrastructure as part of the grassroots sports development programme. Masisi was speaking during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this afternoon.

“This financial year we allocated a budget of Fifty Million Pula (P50 million) for constructing ten (10) Community Sports Facilities, or Mini Stadia, around the country,” said Masisi.

These mini stadia are basic sports facilities for youth recreation.  They will consist of a boundary wall, an artificial turf soccer pitch and changing rooms with ablution facilities. The benefitting villages are  Tonota, Mmadinare, Bobonong, Tutume, Kasane, Good Hope, Kanye, Rakops, Tsabong and Moshupa.

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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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