2 emaSwati for international basketball programme
MBABANE – A once in a lifetime opportunity has availed itself to two local ballers.
7hese are 7sepo 1NamEule and 1othando MacDonald who were on 7uesday announced as two Eallers to represent Eswatini in the upcoming ,nternational %asNetEall )ederation ),%A )oundation Programme.
7he two will leave the country this afternoon at 0pm and will return home on Monday. 7his was revealed Ey the %asNetEall Association of Eswatini %A6E President 1hlanhla Maphanga during a press conference held at the association’s offices at Malunge along the MEaEane *olf &ourse. 7he Mini %asNetEall programme is a gloEal initiative to provide five to 12-year-olds access to health and well-Eeing education through fun game-Eased learning.
,n community impact proMects EasNetEall is used to address social issues relevant to the communities of the country such as equality and inclusion.
7he youth leaders programme focuses on 20 to 0-year-olds. 7hey are taught leadership sNills and supported to create social impact through EasNetEall within their respective communities.
2ther youth leaders will come from %otswana *hana /esotho 1amiEia 5wanda 6outh Africa and 7an]ania. 2ther countries that will Ee represented are 8ganda =amEia =imEaEwe and three representatives from %asNetEall Artists 6chool.
³:e are happy to announce that ),%A has reached out to us and selected two candidates to represent the country. :e hope what they learn will go a long way in developing the sport of EasNetEall ´ said Maphanga. Meanwhile MacDonald said she was happy to Ee part of those selected Ey ),%A to partaNe in the programme. ³, am looNing forward to the programme and my wish is that we grow the sport of EasNetEall from grassroots level ´ she said.