in Zimbabwe via Bulawayo. The same line links Francistown with the capital city Gaborone and Lobatse in the south. Surfaced roads link the city to Ramokgwebana in the north, and to Kazungula as well as Kasane via Nata. The city is served by Francistown International Airport, who was opened on 9 September 2011 after being built at a cost of P596 million, officially opened by Minister of Transport, Frank Ramsden. With a terminal building designated for traffic forecast of up to 2025, it has a larger capacity and has replaced the old airport, which is now used by the Botswana Defence Force's Air Arm. Malls and plazas Tati River Mall — behind the Nzano Center Tati Shopping Center — includes all the shops in Blue Jacket street Blue Jacket Square Barclays Plaza Nzano Center — includes the Barcelos restaurant, Debonairs Pizza, as well as clothing shops, like Mr. Price, and the Cash Bazaar store; The Village Mall — hosts the elite Diggers Inn, which offers first-class accommodation; Galo Shopping Center — has notable restaurants, like Milky Lane, Nando's; banks, such as FNB Botswana; as well as supermarkets, like Pick n Pay for the city residents' shopping needs; Golden Valley Mall — pays homage to Marang Superspar; Nswazi Shopping Mall — also pays host to different shops and supermarkets, like SPAR; as well as eateries, like Chicken Licken, and KFC. Sports Based at the Francistown Club, the Francistown School of Tennis is a professional tennis centre dedicated to developing young children (starting at 4 years old) into international tennis players. Francistown also hosts several football clubs. These include TAFIC Sporting Club, TASC FC, ECCO City Greens FC, Great North Tigers FC (GNT) and others. All the teams have played in the country's highest league, Botswana Premier League, sponsored currently by BTC Mobile. GNT was recently promoted to the Premier League, while TAFIC play in the lower division. The new Francistown Stadium is still under construction, and will be complete soon. The stadium will be the largest in the northern part of Botswana, with a capacity of 27,000 spectators, and will be home ground to some of the above teams. Other stadiums in the city include the Francistown City Council's Area S stadium. Twin towns – sister cities Francistown is twinned with: Genk, Belgium Tai'an, China See also James G. Haskins Lepashe River Mathangwane Village References External links Francistown School of Tennis