Africa-Press – Lesotho. Four local badminton players will leave the country on Sunday for the All Africa Senior Championships 2023 to be held in Benoni, South Africa. All countries in Africa are expected to attend the tournament.
Lesotho will be represented by two males, Neo Rahlolo and Tebello Selemela and two females Khahliso Khetheng and Refiloe Moeletsi. The national squad head coach, Nyakallo Seboka, told thepost that he is aiming for the quarter finals, but said his players did not have thorough preparation due to distance.
Two athletes are based in Maseru, while the other two are in Maputsoe. The main challenge is that they should have practiced together because there will be doubles and mixed doubles competition and it is not easy to compete as a team players had not trained together.
The four players qualified last year in Maputsoe during the qualifying tournament and considered the best among their peers. “It’s a big tournament because all the countries are taking all their number ones,” Seboka said.
“We have not had great preparation because our athletes live in different places and it has been difficult to get them together to train,” he said.
“They need to have trained together because we are going to have individuals and team events, mixed doubles as well. However, if we could make it to the quarter finals I would be happy. ” They will know when they arrive in Benoni who they have been paired with. Seboka said they wished they could have left the country earlier so that the players can rest but they have had challenges with funding.
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