{"id":25065,"date":"2023-04-04T15:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/metropolitan-bcf-marriage-blossoms"},"modified":"2023-04-04T19:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:58:33","slug":"metropolitan-bcf-marriage-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/metropolitan-bcf-marriage-blossoms","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan BCF marriage blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Metropolitan Botswana has extended its union with Botswana Chess Federation (BCF).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the company injected P152 800 into this year\u2019s national chess championship tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the sponsorship launch in Gaborone recently, BCF president, Mooketsi Segaise, said Metropolitan was their major and most consistent sponsor for 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur annual competition has been held successfully for a number of years thanks to Metropolitan\u2019s support, which has greatly enhanced the status of our national championship,\u201d Segaise said.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that it was encouraging that Metropolitan still saw it fit to continue sponsoring the chess federation despite the challenging economic times that every organisation was going through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are appreciative of Metropolitan\u2019s decision to continue helping us despite the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s impact and as a result, we have been able to witness several young players sweeping the SADC region and all of Africa, which gives us faith that we will one day be a force to be reckoned with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Botsogo Health Plan general manager, Lesego Pule, said Metropolitan Botswana was proud to be part of a long-standing union with BCF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a medical aid scheme administered by Metropolitan Health Botswana, we are passionate about promoting one\u2019s mental and physical health as well as extending a helping hand in the communities that we serve,\u201d Pule said.<\/p>\n<p>He said involving children in chess fostered free thinking and tactical decision-making, which would assist them positively later in life, therefore it was an initiative that they could not help but want to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Metropolitan chess championship first round qualifiers were held in Gaborone on March 18-19. 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