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Under-15 Selection is on the 19th May

May 17, 2018

The Elite Youth Coaches Committee will be holding the Under-15 final selection in both South and East Zone on the 19th May 2018.

The selection will be done with 40 players from North zone and 4O on the south zone. The players were selected during the elite youth season that just ended.

The North Zone will hold selections in Palapye at the United ground while the South Zone in Gaborone at Lekidi Football ground.

The final selected players which will be our Under 15 National Team will play in All African Youth games in Algeria. The competition is expected to start on the 18th -27th July 2018.

Selected player will be brought into camp on a date to be announced after finalising the squad to prepare for the All African Youth Games.

This is a continuation of Botswana football association mission to create room for our future stars to be exposed to the highest levels of competition at an early age as well as groom more players for the national structures.

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