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  • BFL board convenes after tense Palapye meeting

    There were intense, behind-closed-doors deliberations centred on BFL chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi and the Betway sponsorship deal. On Sunday morning, news was that the meeting had resolved to suspend Mamelodi over maladministration, but the BFL...

  • Motsepe's CAF reign of cash

    Cash has been the glue that has kept Motsepe's reign as football's top man going. Actually, the cash approach has been the cornerstone of the billionaire's reign as member associations, national teams and clubs start to reap the benefits...

  • Namibia's Brave Warriors shift base to Botswana

    Botswana's north-western neighbour does not have a CAF-approved stadium for national team games. Namibia's Brave Warriors have been playing their matches in South Africa, but for the first time, they will move to Botswana for the World Cup...

  • Tebogo sends statement as Mares trip

    Letsile Tebogo's message is clear without a word- his rivals must be afraid, in fact very afraid. His opponents include our dear friend in America, the flamboyant Noah Lyles as there is proof that no one is safe when Tebogo hits his stride. After...

  • After Rollers split, Sebata push ahead with Lions

    Although as of last Thursday, Botswana Football League chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi, indicated that no formal registration or notice had been received from the new club, Black Lions, are pushing ahead with preparations. The team is under Sebata...

  • GU, Galaxy to receive P1,4m from CAF

    CAF president, Patrice Motsepe announced an increase of 100 % from the $50,000 (approx. P750,000) which clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederations Cup previously received.The move is aimed at ensuring financial stability and...

  • The never closing north-south gap

    In the last decade, only once has the Premiership witnessed an even number of teams from both the south and north. Teams from the north are considered as those from across the Dibete cordon fence. It is the fence that defines the north and south...

  • BNSC, BNOC merger could accelerate

    Boko addressed SOEs chief executive officers and their board chairpersons yesterday where he spoke about the need to merge some entities to enhance effectiveness and cost cutting. This come against a backdrop of talks of a merger between the BNSC and...

  • Sport in need of rescue from the clutches of doping

    For now there is only one winner as doping has emerged on top, while sport desperately tries to escape from its clutches. It is an ugly situation where athletes have been taken hostage by the vice. A nation is struggling for answers amid the rising...

  • Mares bonuses not yet finalised

    The women's team touched down in Tangier, Morocco last week, ready to confront the challenge ahead where they face record champions, Nigeria, Tunisia and Algeria in Group B. Group A has Morocco, Zambia, Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo...

  • BNSC demands P53, 400 from GU

    The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) which is the custodian of the facility, demanded that the FNB Premiership champions clear the P53,400 owed from the just-ended season. GU had written to the BNSC to facilitate the signing of a lease...

  • AUSC keeps pace with evolving agenda

    MmegiSport: Where is AUSC Region V in terms of sport development?Mutoya: Our business is to drive the sport development agenda, in line with the African Union blueprint agenda 2063, which talks about the Africa we want. There are issues around...

  • Of teams and their obsession with muti

    The path to traditional doctors, who are believed to wield immeasurable powers in determining the outcome of 22 men chasing a pig skin, is well trodden. Imagine clubs that are struggling to pay players but have a full budget for a traditional doctor....

  • Teams are the real VIPs

    But more often than not, organisers of major sport events, particularly football, appear to suffer from cognitive dissonance. They know the truth but always twist the seating arrangement and create their own VIPs outside the men and women, boys and...

  • BFA to use All Kasi kit despite break-up

    The BFA wrote to Tsa Gae (Pty) Ltd, trading as All Kasi, at the beginning of the month, indicating the termination of the contract. The two parties had signed a deal in September for Tsa Gae to provide kits to the national teams but the relationship...

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