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The Zebras have spent sometime in the intensive care unit, cooking up and dishing insipid performances over the years. The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign represented the Zebras with their resurrection moment, although the repair...

The match takes place today at the 30 June Stadium at 5pm. Egypt, with four wins and a draw, have already secured their place at the AFCON finals, leaving the Zebras and Mauritania to battle for the remaining spot. There has been confusion as to what...

Doubtless, Letsile Tebogo's golden moment in Paris on July 8 stands out as Botswana's shining moment this year. Amidst a change of government after last month's general election, the country could be set for another landmark with the...

The only significant change was the dissolution of the Department of Sport and Recreation, which was a stand-alone body, but was redirected to operate under the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture. Other than that change, the BNSC and the...

With only three women elected and the new President, Duma Boko expected to appoint more through special nomination, it is unlikely that the appointees will have special skills for sports. Therefore it all points to another man walking through the...

Mabuse Pule, Karabo Gare, Kagiso Mmusi, and Palelo Motaosane have emerged as the only parliamentary survivors after the BDP experienced its deadliest election crash since independence in 1966. Even at the top of BDP's tree, there were no...

Already Gaborone United and Township Rollers have faced each other. Defending champions, Jwaneng Galaxy and GU encounter was the biggest fixture of the weekend and it is only week two of the season. By tomorrow evening, tick-off the Rollers, Galaxy...

The Ostriches created history when they became the first local side to reach the group stages of the Confederations Cup after outlasting Zimbabwe's Dynamos in the second round last month. In the first round, Orapa travelled to Mauritius to face...

In 2008, Da Rosa was at French side, AS Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and 15 years later, he had traversed the length and breadth of the football landscape, landing in Gaborone to take up the Zebras gig. Around 8pm on Tuesday, Da Rosa's assignment number...

It has been a good year for Botswana, producing two world champions in a space of three months. More could come from the much-maligned Zebras. The team was literally turned into an orphan, thanks to a feud between the Ministry of Youth, Sport and...

The Zebras put a fading campaign back on track with a stunning 1-0 win over Cape Verde last Thursday. This meant Botswana levelled with Cape Verde and Mauritania on three points, blowing the qualification race wide open. Ahead of the do-or-die...

Instead of flying straight to the second city, the Islanders landed in Gaborone yesterday and will only proceed to Francistown around 9pm tonight. A source close to developments said the Cape Verde team had initially indicated they will fly straight...

As winds of change sweep across local football’s landscape, a pensive family has gathered in anticipation of tangible benefits to roll out from the recent shake-up. Tariq Babitseng performed the David act when he floored Maclean Letshwiti in last...

Out of the 54 CAF members, 42 went into the hat for the draw and the Zebras were conspicuously absent. The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has been coy with details, up until press time as to why the Zebras were not part of the draw. Sources...

For the first time in months, football found itself removed from the usual dose of controversy as the game's family rallied in unison to welcome the new title sponsor, the First National Bank Botswana in style. Proof was littered all over the...