External links
- Keitumetse Paul at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keitumetse Pio Paul | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Botswana | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 2021 (aged 48) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | ||
| 2001–2003 | Chico Rooks | ||
| 2003–2005 | Uniao Flamengo Santos | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2002 | Botswana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:10, 21 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Keitumetse Paul (19 May 1973 - 13 August 2021) was a Botswanan former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played for the Botswana national football team between 1995 and 2002. He coached the under-20s national football team between 2015 and 2020.
On 13 August 2021, he died from complications linked to COVID-19.
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