Author

Mqondisi Dube
  • Gunners inch closer to point of no return

    The echo for survival in the hills that provide panoramic views of Lobatse is growing fainter. Gunners’ voice is fading and the rescue mission could soon be aborted, despite 10 games remaining in the season.Gunners are about to go out without even...

  • Zebras at 149 and may be pragmatism is the answer

    This is just 16 spots off their worst ever position of 165 recorded way back in 1999. The Zebras suffered another loss on Friday, going down 2-0 to Equatorial Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.This means the national team has gone eight...

  • BoBA blames poor preparations

    As the richest women’s boxing competition draws to a close in Delhi, Botswana’s representatives are already preparing to board the plane back home without any medals.Botswana had sent three boxers to the tournament which ends on Saturday. A total...

  • Athletics world comes to Gaborone

    Amantle Montsho’s crowning moment as a world champion in 2011 took place 12,658km away from the Botswana capital, Gaborone. Montsho was crowned champion in Daegu, South Korea during the World Championships, marking a first for the country.The...

  • Bid requirements get steeper

    Serufho, addressing journalists, indicated Botswana will need at least five stadiums that meet CAF requirements, while neighbours, Namibia have to provide three quality facilities.Last year, the two countries announced a joint bid for the 2027...

  • Glory to Glody!

    Here we are talking about the crème-la-de-crème of world athletics coming to Gaborone. It is the first time fans will get to see these stars on Botswana soil in a once-in-a-while experience and it’s all thanks to largely the efforts of one man;...

  • Will Zebras kick back to life?

    With nearly half of Africa’s 54 countries now eligible to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals, the Zebras are fancying their chances.But as the engines for the 2023 AFCON finals rev after a lengthy pit stop, Mpote’s charges find...

  • What has tied Chico’s career in knots?

    When Nare’s BMC finished second during the 2011–2012 BeMOBILE Premier League season, football fans acknowledged the impressive progress made by a product grown within local shores.Here was a young coach making brisk steps up the coaching ladder...

  • BFA must come clear on regulation of academies

    The statement was, without a doubt, directed at Ookeditse Malesu who recently set up a football academy. Some read malice from the BFA statement while others felt the move was justified.Aside from the wording of the statement, which sounded too...

  • One match stick is enough to light Rollers’ forest

    Rollers have been the embodiment of professionalism in recent seasons, becoming the perfect template for all local clubs aspiring to reach the top. Popa had everything going for them including setting new records by winning the league four times on...

  • Mbatha braces for evil lurking in the dark

    It was a modest welcome with some empty seats dotted across the Lekidi Football Centre auditorium.Just after the clock struck 11am, Senzo Mbatha found himself huddled on a couch placed just outside the entrance of the Lekidi Centre auditorium, where...

  • Testing time for Gunners, Rollers

    Gunners, lying at the wrong end of the Premier League table, have been given 45-days to settle P400,000 owed to defender, Desire Bafana. The matter emanating from 2021, was escalated to the world mother body, FIFA after the club failed to keep up...

  • Gunners face ban over P400,000 debt

    The team's defender is owed P400,000 and the matter was escalated to FIFA, with the result being Gunners ordered not to be active in the transfer market for three windows if they do not settle the amount.BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo...

  • Mbatha takes over as BFL managing consultant

    Mbatha will effectively replace Solomon Ramochotlhwane who hurriedly quit last year October. Speaking at a press briefing in Gaborone today, Mbatha said he main challenge will be to commercialise and professionalise the league. “We have some ground...

  • While others cry, table tennis is smiling

    Most of the relationships in sport also hinge on the availability of money. In the absence of ‘chelete’ sport is reduced to a pastime or recedes to amateur level. There is always a mismatch locally where administrators talk about elevating sport...

arrow up