Motswagole appointed in ATTF technical commission
Botswana Table Tennis Association ( BTTA) President, Kudzanani Motswagole has been appointed technical member of the Africa Table Tennis Federation ( ATTF) Technical Commission.
Motswagole’s hard work has seemingly paid off as he has been doing a lot of technical work in the region prior to his appointment by the ATTF.
The newly elected commission was voted for by Africa Table Tennis Federation over the past few days and Motswagole has one of the most important appointments in the commission given his hard work, commitment, dedication and work ethic. Speaking over his milestone, Motswagole said it doesn’t only represent his growth but the progress of table tennis. “I am not about my growth, I am about growing the sport, personal developments will always come but for me what is important is developing this sport.” The Technical Commission will deal with the running of the the games in the continent, including organization of tournaments and hosting and grading of tournaments which will somehow present the country with an opportunity to host a prestigious tournament. “Technically, we learn a lot in terms of exposure and expertise. If we are only confined here, we cannot learn much; administratively we will host meetings and sell our ideas to people who can buy into those ideas and it’s better when you are there to observe the body language and not only get responses from emails.”
Moreover, he said working for the association and international Federation, there is always a leverage, “we are also going to be propelled on issues of compliance and affiliation; you are pushed by integrity whenever you do something and this is an advantage on our side to do better as an association.” When Motswagole took over
the BTTA some few years ago he had 10 pillars, which included running table tennis into a semi professional sport. The President together with his team have been working tirelessly to achieve these pillars. “We are on the course of making table tennis a semi professional sport, and this is what we are all about; individual growth does not resemble the sport but collective efforts do.”