Notwane�s chase for glory yields fools� gold

And today: Depressing results have followed the team
And today: Depressing results have followed the team

Gold is their colour and gold was their achievement during a successful period in the 1990s. They scaled the heights under a burly Paul Moyo. But now Gaborone’s glamour club of two decades ago has entered what appears a lengthy tunnel leading to a fools’ gold, argues Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

The fans have long deserted their seats on the terraces. A colossal institution is teetering on the brink of mediocrity. Notwane football club is no longer the same.

It is a pale shadow of a bully that brutally collected all trophies during a glittering era. But a weevil entered the giant and ate away its pedigree. As the club hobbled, financially stable rivals invaded the Notwane farm and harvested the best talent. It was a sight that left Toronto barren and even its famed development programme cannot solve the problem.

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