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  • Irishman, Connor settles in at Matebele

    His immediate task is to ensure the Premier League side improves on last season's 11th-place finish. "The easiest comparisons to make between the two leagues and to an extent, Zimbabwe, is the pitches. I believe that if a nation wants to develop...

  • Babitseng’s delicate balancing act

    Palapye is a convenient geographic confluence and is increasingly becoming an influential spot for tipping moments. Last week Saturday presented another opportunity for the town to claim a small part in the history of football. After eight years of...

  • Zebras expected in Francistown at 11:45am

    In its latest update, the Botswana Football Association indicated that the team had passed Luanda destined for Francistown, with the Zebras' arrival now expected at 11:45am. It had earlier been reported that the team will arrive around 9am. It...

  • BFA still waiting for CAF response on evening kick-off

    The BFA's request came after reports that the Zebras have faced travel challenges in Mauritania and will arrive tomorrow around 9am, only six hours before the scheduled 3pm kick-off time. BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo told Mmegi Sport...

  • CAF proposal will see BFA president earn P2.6million

    As CAF prepares to hold its elections, and with Motsepe almost guaranteed another dance in office, the South African billionaire is about to dangle an irresistible carrot.This week, Motsepe, addressing guests during the 2024 CAF Executive Programme...

  • 'Sunday' soccer has its own space

    It appeared to be the right move as particularly KBL's Black Label brand is consumed in considerable volumes during Sunday soccer. The growth of social soccer outside the official football structures led to some arguing it could overtake...

  • The winning feeling is back

    Since the evening of August 8 when Botswana won another Olympic Games medal, Gaborone United’s Red Roses reached the final of the COSAFA CAF Champions League qualifier while Orapa United and Jwaneng Galaxy both advanced to the next round of their...

  • Tebogo has Michael Johnson written all over him

    Yes, other greats, because what he has already done has elevated him to the top table of athletics’ finest. While Tebogo has at some stage been compared to the greatest sprinter to grace the global tracks, Usain Bolt, he seems to have certain...

  • After swinging sideways, Ntshingane fixes eyes on the big one

    On saturday, Masego Ntshingane became the first of three Botswana Football Association (BFA) presidential candidates to publicly launch his manifesto. This marks another swivel action in Ntshingane's fast moving career as a football...

  • GU, Rollers derby to open new FNB Premiership season

    The Botswana Football League (BFL) released the 2024–2025 season fixtures today, with the clash between GU and Rollers the highlight of day one. The season ahead is expected to be exciting as there is a title sponsor, FNB Botswana for the first...

  • The 19.46 secs that re-defined a nation

    It will take ages for the 2024 Paris euphoria to settle following Botswana's impressive haul of a silver and gold medal, the best return since the Moscow debut in 1980. The feeling of undiluted joy has been overwhelming, with sport emphatically...

  • Athletics deserves preferential treatment

    For long, there has been corridor debate on whether to implement targeted funding in light of athletics' success over the years. The code has towered head and shoulders above the rest in the last 15 years. It is the only code that has produced a...

  • One can't help but admire Lyles' comparative arrogance

    In fact number eight recorded 9.91, which at one stage was the junior world record, providing sufficient proof of how fast and furious the race was. Tebogo was sixth and even that sixth was sufficient to produce a national record of 9.86 as the...

  • The borderless challenge of running a club

    Clubs have resisted calls to reduce the Premier League from 16 to 12 teams. However, recent developments have seen two teams facing an uncertain future, which could leave the assembly with 14 sides for the time being. VTM and Masitaoka are amongst...

  • Crushing wins for Motaosane, Mmusi

    Four candidates were vying for the right to represent the ruling party in the parliamentary contest at the next general election. But eyes were on the battle between Motaosane and first-time entrant, Lepotokisi. When The Monitor crew made random...

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