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Officially announcement: Letsoaka is the Technical Director of Botswana Football

Jun 8, 2018

The Football Association would like to officially announce Mr Serame Letsoaka as the Technical Director of Botswana Football on a 3-year contract effective 1st June 2018.

Mr Serame Letsoaka comes with a wealth of expertise and experience commensurate with Botswana Football Association mainstays of Grassroots development, Youth development, Coach Education Monitoring and Evaluation. The product of these is strong national teams which will be able to compete regionally, nationally and internationally.

Mr Serame Letsoaka was appointed SAFA Instructor in 2003 after completing his DFB A License course in Germany. He was involved in various workshops and seminars to improve the coaching manuals of the Federation.

He was appointed as the Technical Director in 2009 and was able to set up the following structure Introduce and train the Grassroots coaches in all the 9 Provinces.

Mr Letsoaka is an accredited FIFA and CAF Instructor a rare of its breed in any sphere. He was appointed a FIFA Instructor in 2010. The position he still holds to date.

He was appointed to be a member of the Technical Study Group (TSG) for the U20 World Youth Championship in 2015 held in New Zealand. He was appointed a CAF Instructor in 2005 during the Meridian Cup held in Cyprus. In 2010 he became the Elite Instructor.

The technical director was appointed to a committee of experts who were drafting the Guidelines for CAF Manuals (A, B and C) together with FIFA, AFC and UEFA.

The Botswana Football Association would like to wish him well on his new role, we also wish to take this time to thank the outgoing Technical Director Mr Molifi Kowa for his service to the Football Association.

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Despite narrowly missing out on the top prize, Botswana showed immense character and growth throughout the tournament. The Mares kicked off their campaign with a thrilling encounter against the African champions South Africa, narrowly going down 3-2 in a tightly contested match. The team bounced back with a determined performance against Zambia, securing a 1-1 draw and demonstrating resilience and tactical discipline.

Final Tournament Results:

South Africa 3–2 Botswana

Botswana 1–1 Zambia

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South Africa’s Banyana Banyana were ultimately crowned champions of the series, winning both of their matches to take the top spot. The tournament offered valuable game time and experience for all participating nations, and Botswana’s technical team, led by Head Coach Alex Malete, will take key insights from these fixtures as they refine the squad for the crucial WAFCON fianals.