Lesotho selects four U20 tennis players for regional games
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sunday Express
The Lesotho Tennis Association has selected four players for the African Union Sports Council U20 Regional Games in Maputo, Mozambique: Phuthi Leshoele and Lindiwe Nkanda in the women’s event, and Thabo Chimombe and Kamohelo Mathibela in the men’s. The competition will run from 4 to 13 December, and the players have begun preparations, according to the association’s public relations officer quoted by Sunday Express.
The Lesotho Lawn Tennis Association has selected four players under the age of 20 to represent Lesotho at the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Games, scheduled to take place from 4 to 13 December in Maputo, Mozambique, according to Sunday Express. Phuthi Leshoele and Lindiwe Nkanda will compete in the women’s tournament, while Thabo Chimombe and Kamohelo Mathibela will take part in the men’s event.
The players have started preparations with coaches Bishop Mosebi and ‘Mankopane Nkuatsana, Mathealira Chaka, the federation’s public relations officer, said. Lesotho will compete in eight disciplines, including boxing, football, judo, table tennis, tennis and taekwondo.
The delegation will not include able-bodied athletes in athletics: the country will be represented in the discipline by visually impaired sportspeople, as well as Special Olympics athletes. Delegation head Refiloe Maphallela said financial constraints had limited participation, although Lesotho had wanted to enter more disciplines, according to Sunday Express.
