Butler�s project nets 54 players in five months

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Zebras’ coach, Peter Butler touched down five months ago oozing unparalleled confidence. He declared he would make youth development a priority. While it is still early days, the Briton has largely been on track, throwing unheralded rookies in the deep end.

Since taking over in February, he has shuffled his pack with unremitting regularity. The stocky former West Ham United player has cast his net far and wide, in the process landing players from the previously ignored First Division. His wide-ranging selection has thus far yielded 54 players, a majority of whom are untested at international level. 

Some of the names hardly ring a bell when football is mentioned but players such as Nico United striker, Onkabetse Makgantai and Pelonte Lerole and Ogomoditswe Baoleni from Maun Tigers have become constant features in Butlers’ squad.

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