Letsholo calls for return of sport

Sport activities were suspended last year March and most codes have remained on the sidelines. New movement restrictions, announced by President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Tuesday, meant sport and recreational activities remain suspended. Only the national teams activities may be held but without spectators. Letsholo said he hopes appropriate action would be implemented as a matter of urgency to enable the sport to resume safely.

“What has delayed the implementation of the necessary and relevant COVID-19 protocols for sport in Botswana? Other countries have leagues going on while our athletes are idle at home. Is it a matter of costs for the affiliates?  If so, what is the ministry doing about it? I urge the ministry to make provision for this so that our athletes could get back to earning a living and making our nation proud,” he said.