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Tanzania's Simba SC showed that in this day and age, the age old dirty tactic of bullying away teams is still alive with some brutal treatment dished to Jwaneng Galaxy.It's not the first time that the Tanzanian club has been accused of using...

The future of the Golden Grand Prix, held in Botswana for the first time last year, was shrouded in doubt when the World Athletics took away hosting rights from the local company, Golden Door Sports Agency, owned by Olympian Glody Dube.He lost the...

The emotions had probably been bubbling under, but once fissures cracked open, the eruption has been enormous . Football has witnessed all the ugly twists and turns, with the image of the sport taking a dent with each passing episode. In one corner...

In excerpts contained in his soon-to-be-released memoir, ‘Protecting The Game’ Mamelodi reveals a fractious relationship with the local media as his position as Botswana Football Association (BFA) came under frequent scrutiny.Mamelodi, who headed...

Disgruntled BFL shareholders took their grievances to the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare, complaining about Zakhem’s conduct. In turn, the minister reportedly ordered the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to...

The move comes as shareholders, opposed to BFL chairperson Nicholas Zakhem, held a meeting at Lekidi Centre this morning to deliberate on recent developments. On Monday, Zakhem issued a statement announcing CEO Senzo Mbatha's contract has lapsed...

For many, when the event came to Botswana’s shores last year April, it was athletics’ crowning moment.It was a first for Botswana as the country was one of only two African nations to get the honour to host a gold status athletics competition....

But Zakhem denied the allegations and said Mbatha's contract expired last week, while Motsepe left on his own volition. Some disgruntled BFL shareholders convened a meeting yesterday at Lekidi Centre, chaired by BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti....

Mamelodi was in charge at BFA, often a hotbed of moral turpitude between 1989 and 2000. The 200-page book, due for release at the end of March, captures the transformation that the seasoned administrator ushered, leading to Botswana shedding its...

The brainchild behind the event, Glody Dube, is reportedly preparing to pursue the legal route as it has emerged that the government is on the verge of assuming full control of the project."World Athletics reportedly wants to rope in an American...

One would have to rewind back to 2009 when then Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) introduced a game-changing deal, which was initially P24million over three seasons. At its peak the BTC sponsorship surpassed the P10 million-per-season...

The action has been exhilarating, the attendance, impressive while the officiating even drew praises from respected gaffer, Jose Mourinho. It will be interesting to find out the crowd that watched last night’s final between Nigeria and Cote...

Wilson was born in Gaborone but is now an Australian citizen and therefore ineligible to play for Botswana.In November, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) started a process to help the player obtain Botswana citizenship, which would enable him...

The BFA recently wrote to Sebego, amongst others, who include Botswana Football League (BFL) shareholders, to show cause why action should not be taken against them.The BFL chairperson, Nicholas Zakhem and BFA CEO, Mfolo Mfolo, are amongst some of...

Almost two years later, Ross Branch finishes second in the equivalent of motorsport's Olympics, the Dakar Rally and gets P100, 000. The relay team received support from the government, through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) while...