Now a commercial entity, Masitaoka Football club has welcomed an announcement by Botswana Football Association (BFA) that teams can start training and playing friendly matches, which paves the way for the return of competitive football.
“It is going to be a long road to full recovery after such a long lay off. Our players are already on a third week intensive training to improve their condition,” said newly appointed General Manager, Harry Koata, in an interview on Friday.
Koata said immediately after the announcement that football will be back soon, Masitaoka management engaged professional doctors to assess the team’s level of fitness and conduct medical tests on the players to determine their readiness to resume high intensity games. “They were all given thumbs up, after the players were put in a gymnasium for seven days with a professional physical trainer. They are currently alternating between the training grounds and the gymn in an ongoing programme to recovery,”