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BFA Congratulates CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe

Mar 15, 2021

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) would like to congratulate Dr. Patrice Motsepe for being elected as the new CAF President. The BFA supports you and all those that have been elected today. Let’s make African football great again.

South African Dr Patrice Motsepe has been elected unopposed to the position of President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at the organisation’s congress in Rabat, Morocco on Friday.

Meanwhile, Botswana Football Association President Maclean Letshwiti and Seychelles Football Federation president Elvis Chetty were elected to the CAF executive committee from the COSAFA region, along with Kanizat Ibrahim from the Comoros, who takes up the position made available for a women’s representative.

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The Mares Drawn In Group B for WAFCON 2024

Botswana’s senior women’s football team, The Mares, will face stiff competition in Group B of the 15th edition of the CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The official draw, held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé, Morocco, set the stage for the tournament, which is scheduled to run from July 5 to 26, 2025.

The Mares find themselves in a challenging group alongside African football giants Nigeria, who boast an impressive 11 WAFCON titles and are gunning for their 12th. Completing the group are Tunisia and Algeria, both formidable teams in their own right, promising intense competition.

The draw was part of a ceremony celebrating the growth and vibrancy of African women’s football, with officials emphasizing the tournament’s significance in showcasing the continent’s talent and passion for the sport.