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Local referees set for a bigger stage

Mar 4, 2019

Botswana Football Association would like to congratulate FIFA panel Referee Tirelo Mositwane on his appointment on the upcoming Under 17 AFCON staged in Tanzania. The tournament will be hosted in April 2019 and the highly experienced Mositwane will undergo high-level training in Morocco before the championships.

Still, with our Referees, we would like to congratulate Referee Joshua Bondo who is set to fly to Morocco to attend VAR training for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in Egypt this year.

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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.