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This week, there were reports that Tsholofelo Sethoko, the association’s head of women’s football, had been appointed as the acting technical director.“We have no acting TD,” the BFA told MmegiSport in response to inquiries on Thursday.The...

The league was scheduled to kick off tomorrow, but Taung Young Strikers and Holy Ghost failed the club licensing test, forcing organisers to delay the start of the season.In a statement, First Division South League secretary Portia Olopeng-Mlilo said...

The investment has so far paid dividends, with Thaloba 'Machine' Nthaga's side collecting eight points from opening four matches.They have won two and drawn two, with their latest victory coming against Matebele FC at the GU Stadium on...

Last month, Nthaga was handed the reins on a temporary basis following Morena Ramoreboli’s abrupt departure. Understandably, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has asked Nthaga to audition before the mother body makes a firm decision on the...

Following their opening-day 1-0 loss to Extension Gunners, Magosi were beaten on the road for the first time this season when they went down 2-0 to TAFIC at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium on Saturday.Chiefs, who entered the campaign as title...

The Young Zebras lead 2-1 from the first leg, played at the same venue last week. Seychelles opted to play their home tie in Gaborone. The two sides will be meeting in the reverse fixture at the same stadium today, where Botswana will be the home...

The Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi in Rades will not forget the name Losika Ratshukudu in a hurry. The 20-year-old, making only his second appearance for the Zebras on Monday, left an indelible mark on the 60,000-seater with a composed and calculated...

Botswana opened their account against Libya last Thursday, with a Tumisang Orebonye double putting the Zebras on course for a famous victory. However, the hosts fought back late to ensure the spoils were shared. On Monday, the Zebras held Tunisia to...

Mojaki was appointed to the position under the Maclean Letshwiti administration in 2019, with a specific mandate to oversee the management of the national teams. He became the first person to occupy the newly created position at the BFA. The former...

Beyond the disappointment of losing an opportunity to host one of Africa’s biggest sporting spectacles, it is the manner in which the entire process was handled that raises uncomfortable questions.Why were discussions allowed to continue right up...

Under a new man at the helm, the Zebras are playing with a newfound zeal, and that was evident in full measure during their recent encounters with Libya and Tunisia. Thaloba ‘Machine’ Nthaga has been entrusted with steering the Zebras’ campaign...

What had been touted as a possible joint southern African bid with South Africa and Zimbabwe collapsed at the most basic hurdle, the submission of the required documents. Like in 2024, the blue, black, and white nation is once again left to ponder...

The call was made by former Zebras coach, Morena Ramoreboli, who has since left the national team’s top post this month to take up a role as assistant to Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane.In an interview this week, he said Botswana had no shortage...

The CAF deadline for the submission of bid documents was last Monday, but Botswana was not among the countries that submitted their documents. It is now a missed opportunity for Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which had been preparing to mount a...

But painting them all with the same brush does a disservice to those who have proved otherwise. Botswana has produced consummate football professionals who have ventured into some of Africa’s toughest football environments and stood their ground,...