Sport | Field Hockey |
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Jurisdiction | Botswana |
Affiliation | FIH |
Regional affiliation | AHF |
The Botswana Hockey Association is the governing body of field hockey in Botswana. It is affiliated to IHF International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation. The headquarter of the association is in Gaborone, Botswana.
Ms. Unaswi Matebu is the President of the association and Ms. Dear Ramajalwa is her deputy. [1] Mr. Vaughan Strugnell handles the post of the Secretary. [2]
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Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected by the Kazungula Bridge to Zambia, across the world's shortest border between two countries.
Botswana National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Botswana. It is also the body responsible for Botswana's representation at the Commonwealth Games.
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