Overgrown BPL due for 'haircut' :: Mmegi Online

The decision to increase teams from 12 to 16 in 2004, was largely seen as a benevolent measure, meant to rescue two ailing giants, Township Rollers and Gaborone United, who were then, knee-deep in the dusty grounds of First Division. But that decision, after serving that cosmetic purpose, has now turned into an unwanted baggage, as a 16-team league has become increasingly unsustainable, writes MQONDISI DUBE

After Nico United’s Leagile ‘Ziza’ Mogwera winner condemned the country’s most successful team, Township Rollers, to a painful relegation in 2004, there was immediate soul searching.

It spread from Mma Masire, the club’s base, and contaminated other teams who were sympathetic to Rollers’ cause, amongst them, Gaborone United (GU). The Reds had been wallowing in the First Division for five uninterrupted seasons and Rollers were about to join as a partner-in-crime.

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