{"id":8219,"date":"2022-06-07T12:38:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/infantino-congratulates-gu"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:58:31","slug":"infantino-congratulates-gu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/infantino-congratulates-gu","title":{"rendered":"Infantino congratulates GU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has sent a congratulatory message to Gaborone United for lifting this season\u2019s Botswana Premier League title.<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\nIt is customary for a FIFA president to send out messages of congratulations to national champions. \u201cIt is with great pleasure that I congratulate Gaborone United SC for having been crowned 2021\u20132022 champions of Botswana,\u201d Infantino said in a letter addressed to the Botswana Football Association president, Maclean Letshwiti. \u201cThis title could not have been achieved without the entire team\u2019s hard work, passion, and dedication and everyone at the club can be very proud. Please extend my congratulations to everybody involved in this great achievement.\u201d GU won their first title in 13 years when they piped down rivals, Township Rollers in what was an exciting race, which almost went all the way to the wire.<\/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. FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has sent a congratulatory message to Gaborone United for lifting this season\u2019s Botswana Premier League title. 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