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Botswana to host 2026 World Athletics Relays

Botswana to host 2026 World Athletics Relays

Botswana will host the 2026 World Athletics Relays, scheduled to take place in the capital city of Gaborone on 2-3 May 2026, the World Athletics announced. Botswana becomes the first African country to host the prestigious event, and it marks the first time the Southern African country will host a senior world event in any sport. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the 237th World...

Morena Ramoreboli

Botswana appoint Morena Ramoreboli as permanent head coach

Botswana on Thursday officially appointed South African Morena Ramoreboli as permanent head coach of their national team on a two-year contract, Afrosport reports. Ramoreboli, as interim coach, helped Botswana secure historic qualification to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals scheduled to be held in Morocco later this year. His interim tenure saw him oversee crucial AFCON qualifiers against Egypt and Mauritania, helping the Zebras...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Mozambique, Botswana & Tanzania clinch remaining spots

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Mozambique, Botswana & Tanzania clinch remaining spots

Mozambique, Botswana, and Tanzania are among the 24 nations set to compete in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco following their results in the qualifiers on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The Mambas of Mozambique secured a 2-1 win over Guinea-Bissau at the Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro. Bruno Langa opened the scoring for Mozambique in the ninth minute, but Everton forward Beto drew the...

Paris 2024: Tebogo, Fahnbulleh & two others to represent Africa in men’s 200m final

Brussels Diamond League: Tebogo, Fahnbulleh & other Africans vie for medals in final

Olympic 200-metre champion, Letsile Tebogo, is aiming for another triumph on the tracks, this time at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday, September 14. The Botswana sprinter has been in top form of late securing victories in Lausanne, Silesia, Zurich, and Brescia, as well as a 100m win in Rome. The 21-year-old has seemingly switched his attention to Brussels, where he will face...