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Weekly feature:
From Maputsoe to representing Lesotho across Africa — meet Tebello Selemela 🇱🇸🏸

If you’ve been around Lesotho badminton since 2014, you already know this name. If not, time to learn it.

Tebello Selemela
📍 Hometown: Maputsoe
🏸 Club: NUL Rovers Badminton Club — Chairperson

Club Ranking: #1
🇱🇸 National Ranking: #2
✍️ Playing since: 2014 | Right-handed | Events: Singles & Doubles
💥 Strongest shot: That forehand smash you hear before you see

Career Highlights:
🥇 Don Bosco Open Champion — 2020
🥉 Bronze — BCA All Africa Schools, Lusaka, Zambia 2019
🥈 Silver — NUL Open 2018, Don Bosco Open 2021 & 2024
🏅 2026 National Senior Championship Semi-Finalist
🌍 Represented Lesotho in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana
🗣️ Athletes’ Representative, Lesotho Badminton Association since 2022

Off the court:
🎓 5th Year Electronics Engineering (Honours)
🤖 Into robotics, pool, and coaching beginner players
🗣️ Languages: Sesotho & English
💡 Inspiration: Anuoluwapo Juwon Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 🇳🇬

Goal: _“Develop elite athletes in Lesotho.”_

From Buffaloes Badminton Club to international debut in 2016, to chairing NUL Rovers today — Tebello has put in 12 years of work. Even qualified for Uganda 2019 but couldn’t attend due to finances. Still here. Still building.

“Ho tloha Maputsoe ho ea Afrika” — that’s the journey. And he’s not done.

Drop a 🇱🇸 and a “kea u lebohela” for Tebello 👇
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Selemela is coached by Lerato Brandon Lepheane



Brandon Lepheane Rovers Badminton Club, BWF — Badminton World Federation , Badminton Confederation Africa

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Maseru National Youth Games 2025

Let's go and have fun 🏸🏸

The Lesotho Badminton Association announces with great pleasure, that a member of the Executive, Mr Moorosi Tsiane, has been appointed to the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) Media Commission.

Mr. Tsiane, who diligently served as LESBAD’s Media Liaison Officer for two years before his elevation to Secretary General in 2024, continues to make us proud through his unwavering commitment to sports development and communication excellence.
On behalf of the entire LESBAD community, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Tsiane on this new and prestigious role. We are confident that you will represent both the badminton fraternity and the broader sporting community with distinction.

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Sebabatso Hycentha Khabane, Minnie Matlosa, Tsoaeli Ntholeng, Motloli Kamohelo, Tho Bisa, Malefane Khalapa

National Championship tournament 2025

Men's singles under 15
Winner: Bohlokoa Tlali(Biffalos)
Runner up: Relebohile Pule(Buffalos)

Men's singles under 17
Winner: Katleho Mohapi(Buffalos)
Runner up: Moeketsi Miya(Buffalos)

Men's singles Senior
Winner: Mokhali Maleke(Buffalos)
Runner up: Neo Rahlolo(Buffalos)

Men's doubles
Winner: Mokhali Maleke/Katleho Mohapi(Buffalos)

Congratulations to our own🏸🏸✌️