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President Letshwiti travels to Zimbabwe

Sep 18, 2017

This communique serves to inform members of the media that the Botswana Football Association President Maclean Letshwiti yesterday (Sunday) departed for Zimbabwe to attend the COSAFA executive meeting.

The president was part of the audience that watched Botswana lady’s national team play against their South African counterparts. The president will be part of the COSAFA executive meeting that will discuss the year 2018 and look at the recent regional activities and planned events going forward.

Mr. Letshwiti is expected to arrive home on Thursday 21st September 2017 and will travel to Francistown for the start of the 2017/2018 league season on Saturday 23rd September

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