26 Feb 2014

A 29 year-old nurse at Palapye Primary hospital, Zibo Khuwa, says for the country to realise the Vision 2016 pillars, Batswana will have to maximize their talents to serve others.

Khuwa, who is from Francistown said from his tender age, football had been his favourite sport, but lack of resources limited him to give the best he could in the sport as part of his contribution to living the vision.

He noted that people should support each other, saying it was the only way Vision 2016 could be achieved, adding that many people had failed in life because they lacked support.

Khuwa said despite the challenges he faced while playing football, he did not want to see young people who were currently playing  fall in the same path.

To tackle the challenge, Khuwa vlunteered by forming a team called Ma 14 FC while he was still in tertiary at the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa.

The club groomed young footballers from as young as seven years old.  The club, which was formed in 2008 currently has 26 players and it has featured in tournaments, which are held in the city such as the Independence, Easters and President`s Day cups.

Through the team, he said he was able to shape the talents of young boys by ushering them with a friendly environment consisting of a team kit, football ground and psychological counseling, which he affirms would teach players to live a disciplined life.

He attested that communities such as Kgaphamadi, Monarch, and Somerset in the country’s second city were discriminated against as they were labeled to host vile acts and through the club, he was fighting such myths.

Khuwa said through his club, he wanted to instill the pillars of the Vision 2016, which would help solve the challenges faced by the community. He explained that when he formed the club, the young lads were aged between seven and eight and now some were 16 years old.

Furthermore, he stated that he was planning to contact the Botswana Football Association (BFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) to find out whether it was possible for the lads to train with junior players from premier league teams, which could pave a way for them to play in the national Under-17 team.

So far Khuwa said he had spent more than P20 000 in the club since its inception and noted that the reason he spent so much was that he wanted to make a difference in football and see the country live its vision. He said he wanted to create a sense of unity amongst youth so that they become morally tolerant. ENDS