Twenty University of Botswana Athletes Qualify for the FNBB BOTESSA Championships
A total of 20 University of Botswana athletes have qualified for the First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) Botswana Tertiary Student Sport Association (BOTESSA) championships slated for March 2-3, 2023. The championship will see athletes participating in various track and field sporting events after qualifying at the Southern and Northern Zones qualifiers respectively.
The much anticipated championships will be held at Orbet Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, where athletes from various tertiary institutions in the country will be competing to be crowned champions in 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m for both men and women. Field activities will see athletes competing in discus, long jump and Javelin.
University of Botswana team will be led by world acclaimed coach, Justice Dipeba, a seasoned mentor who has worked with the likes of Nigel Amos, Isaac Makwala and many others who have made it in the international arena.
Among the athletes who qualified from UB are Olefile Kooagile 5000m men, Anele Mosimanegape, 400m women, Joel Ngunovandu 100m, Patlo Seretse 100m men, Nothando Johnson 400m women, Motlatsi Rante 400m women, Magebula Seabe 400m men, Clement Kwelagobe 800m men and Phenyo Majama, who has qualified for more than one race.