Botswana Games facilities ready

Friday, December 04, 2015

Francistown Stadium will host the Opening and Closing Ceremony. PIC KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Games Local Organising Committee (LOC) has declared it is all systems go for the competition, which gets underway at the Francistown Sports Complex at 5pm tomorrow.

The games run until December 13 and will be held at various facilities in Francistown, Tonota and Shashe; attracting 2,607 athletes, 250 officials and 500 volunteers in 13 sporting codes.

LOC chairperson, Bobby Gaseitsiwe said preparations are in order.

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