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Mares to Play Zambia

Apr 28, 2022

The Botswana Senior Women’s National Team (The Mares) reported for camp on Monday 25th April 2022, to continue their preparations for the upcoming Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) which is set to be played in Morocco later this year.

The Mares Head Coach Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang says the team is still in good shape despite breaking from camp, a fortnight back.

“We will now start playing friendly games, to work on improving our combination play and the emotional intelligence of how to deal with opponents at this level. We will play Zambia in the next few days and am positive this will be of value to us going forward.” said Coach Nkutlwisang.

The gaffer has called on 30 players to go do duty in an international friendly match against Zambia’s Cooper Queens on the 29th April 2022 and again on the 2nd May 2022, both matches are to be played in Lusaka Zambia.

The Mares are expected to head to Zambia on the 27th April 2022 and return on the 3rd May 2022.

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South Africa’s Banyana Banyana were ultimately crowned champions of the series, winning both of their matches to take the top spot. The tournament offered valuable game time and experience for all participating nations, and Botswana’s technical team, led by Head Coach Alex Malete, will take key insights from these fixtures as they refine the squad for the crucial WAFCON fianals.