Botswana: Sile : Rising Football Starlet

Francistown — A 13 year-old Olorato Sile of Ntshe Primary School is one of those teens whose outstanding performance in football is now known across the borders of the country. She is one of those who represented Team Botswana's Under-17 girls' football as a goal keeper at the Confederation of Southern Africa Schools Sports Association (COSASSA) games recently held in Lesotho.

Sile said her participation in COSASSA was a milestone achievement, though she was almost a stranger at Lesotho, but that was the least of her worries as her intention was to make the best of it. She did not disappoint as her team managed to scoop position one and was chosen as the best COSASSA games goal keeper and walked away with a Gold medal and several other incentives.

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