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CAF invite Batswana referees

Sep 14, 2018

The Confederation of African Football has selected and invited referee Tirelo Mositwane and assistant referee Kitso Sibanda to attend the 2018 Young Referees course to be held in kampala Uganda.

The Young Referees is a talent development program which allows FIFA referees to elevate to the level of referring major continental and international tournament finals. The referees will go through the training of higher standard and allow them to avoid and understand challenges of referring in the game today.

Botswana due will fly off to Uganda on Thursday 13 September 2018 to attend this career changing course which begins 14th_19th September 2018.

The promising energetic referees will return home on the 20th September 2018.

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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.