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BOTETI REGIONAL WOMEN FOOTBALL HELD SPONSORSHIP LAUNCH AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Jul 14, 2022

On Saturday 09 July 2022, Boteti Regional football association held awards ceremony and sponsorship launch for their renewed Debswana Sponsorship. The guest of honor on the event also the Head of women football and a National Executive Committee member Ms. Lobito Patience Ncube thanked Debswana for their unwavering support to the world of sports for the renewed P600 000.00 sponsorship. Ms. Ncube also urged the business community to help in the grassroots and player development especially in the women football. She further added that they recognize and are very grateful to other sponsors who are always on their side like DTCB and Lucara.

Giving her vote of thanks, the national women’s football committee chairperson Ms. Itsholeng Disang emphasized her appreciation to Boteti Regional Football Association for a job well done, she also shared with the sponsor their dream of making Football a livelihood for the girl child and thanked them for taking them one step to their dream. Ms. Disang also thanked the teams for their participation and their fighting spirit and for battling to emerge victorious and also the media for disseminating information and educating the public on women football.

In attendance, among others there was the BFA CEO Mr. Mfolo Mfolo, a representative from Debswana and the regional committee members.

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