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Premier Skills Women Coaching Coach

Feb 17, 2017

The Botswana Football Association in partnership with Premier Skills is running Women Coaching Course which started on Monday 13th February and will end Friday 17th February 2017.

The Course is the first following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between BFA and British Council and there are 26 participants instructed by Ms. Barobi Nwako – Premier Skills Coach Educator who is a product of the Premier Skills.

This objective of this initiative is to train coach educators by giving them premier skills so that they pass on the knowledge of life skills to young children through football.

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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.