BPL defends Gilport�s use of Lekidi
Friday, January 12, 2018
BPL chief executive officer, Thabo ‘Styles’ Ntshinogang said the pitch meets Premier League standards. “The dimension meet FIFA requirements, it has an artificial turf and is fenced,” Ntshinogang said when asked yesterday.
It will be the first time the Botswana Football Association facility hosts a top flight match. Lekidi, has however, hosted first division matches, with Notwane taking some of its home matches there. Lions have been in the news for the wrong reasons after 16 players dumped the club citing contractual violations, leaving the team with only nine players. Their league matches in December were postponed to allow the side to sign more players in the current transfer window.
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