{"id":35140,"date":"2023-09-24T18:18:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=35140"},"modified":"2023-09-24T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T17:03:10","slug":"masisi-promotes-investment-in-sport-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/masisi-promotes-investment-in-sport-development","title":{"rendered":"Masisi promotes investment in sport development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi says Africa, with a youthful population, should position itself to reap rewards from such demographic dividend through investment in sport development.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>President Masisi said this at a panel discussion on the role of sport in job creation hosted by the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) in New York, USA on September 22.<\/p>\n<p>The President told the audience that Botswana government was prepared to finance the development of sport to empower the youth as well as generate revenue through sport tourism.<\/p>\n<p>That, he said was evidenced by government\u2019s commitment to invest in state of the art stadiums and associated infrastructure should Botswana win the bid to host the 2027 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to providing the necessary platforms for the youth to excel in sports, government also invested heavily in the education and economic empowerment of the youth, as a key age cohort to the nation\u2019s future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Masisi, who was in a dialogue with Congolese-born American-based National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star and NBPA vice president Birsmack Biyombo, on the role of sport in job creation, also implored NBA superstars to promote Botswana\u2019s diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>He said Botswana\u2019s diamonds, ethically mined, had consistently been used for development, transforming the country from being one of the poorest nation in the world to middle income status, and were natural gemstones as opposed to being synthetic.<\/p>\n<p>He added that natural diamonds were authentic gemstones created by nature over many years, something he said cannot be replicated in a laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince sport stars active in the NBA and other professional leagues also rely on their natural talent to thrive and have developed a \u2018bling culture\u2019 of associating with precious jewels, the combination of Botswana diamonds and global sport stars would be seamless,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion was part of the \u2018Unstoppable Africa\u2019 event organised by UN Compact\u2019s GABI initiative in partnership with NBPA, the NBA professional basketball players union.<\/p>\n<p>Biyombo, who also runs a social impact foundation and is the principal founder of the Kivu International School in his native Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) moderated the discussion on how sport could boost Africa\u2019s economic fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>Sport infrastructure, media rights, tourism and sponsorships were identified as potential commercial growth areas for Africa to reap rewards, as well as sport stars leveraging their influence to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi says Africa, with a youthful population, should position itself to reap rewards from such demographic dividend through investment in sport development. 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