Gunners aim for league title
Tumelo Mouwane | Wednesday August 16, 2017 15:54
The Peleng giants finished fourth in the log standings last season. Speaking to Mmegi Sport on the sidelines of their training session recently, Kaisara said they performed well last season hence they are challenged to aim for the title.
“Normally when you are in position four, you dream for the league. If you are not dreaming of grabbing the title, you are as good as dead. We must be challenged to go for the league. Supporters may complain saying nothing is done to challenge the league title, but behind the scenes we are negotiating with players to that effect,” Kaisara said.
He said they lost some players because they could not meet their financial demands. One such player is Oabile Makopo who asked for a salary increment. Makopo has since joined Jwaneng Galaxy.
He also revealed that left winger Emmanuel Machinya also left the club. He reportedly left because Gunners failed to settle an outstanding payment for the player with BDF XI. “We thank those who left the team for the role they played and we have since replaced them. Oabile Makopo has left because his contract was coming to an end and he wanted more money, which we could not give him. Amos Godirwang also left but it was because he was crying for game time, so we had to release him,” Kaisara said.
Kaisara further said they are still looking for a centre back and a striker to bolster their squad. “We have signed Ugandan striker, Olake Francis who plays for the Ugandan national team,” he revealed. Gunners have also signed Lobatse senior secondary school attacking midfielder, Brian Makunga. Both new signings played on Saturday at Otse Police College during a one-day tournament and their impact was felt even though Makunga missed a penalty in his first appearance.