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The Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi in Rades will not forget the name Losika Ratshukudu in a hurry. The 20-year-old, making only his second appearance for the Zebras on Monday, left an indelible mark on the 60,000-seater with a composed and calculated...

Botswana opened their account against Libya last Thursday, with a Tumisang Orebonye double putting the Zebras on course for a famous victory. However, the hosts fought back late to ensure the spoils were shared. On Monday, the Zebras held Tunisia to...

Mojaki was appointed to the position under the Maclean Letshwiti administration in 2019, with a specific mandate to oversee the management of the national teams. He became the first person to occupy the newly created position at the BFA. The former...

Beyond the disappointment of losing an opportunity to host one of Africa’s biggest sporting spectacles, it is the manner in which the entire process was handled that raises uncomfortable questions.Why were discussions allowed to continue right up...

Under a new man at the helm, the Zebras are playing with a newfound zeal, and that was evident in full measure during their recent encounters with Libya and Tunisia. Thaloba ‘Machine’ Nthaga has been entrusted with steering the Zebras’ campaign...

What had been touted as a possible joint southern African bid with South Africa and Zimbabwe collapsed at the most basic hurdle, the submission of the required documents. Like in 2024, the blue, black, and white nation is once again left to ponder...

The call was made by former Zebras coach, Morena Ramoreboli, who has since left the national team’s top post this month to take up a role as assistant to Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane.In an interview this week, he said Botswana had no shortage...

The CAF deadline for the submission of bid documents was last Monday, but Botswana was not among the countries that submitted their documents. It is now a missed opportunity for Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which had been preparing to mount a...

But painting them all with the same brush does a disservice to those who have proved otherwise. Botswana has produced consummate football professionals who have ventured into some of Africa’s toughest football environments and stood their ground,...

The revamped Top 8 tournament will be officially launched in Gaborone on Friday, ushering in a fresh chapter for the competition as the 2026-2027 football season gets underway. Although there was no official confirmation from the BFL, sources...

The likes of Diphetogo ‘Dipsy’ Selolwane, Mogogi ‘Gino’ Gabonamong, Mogakolodi ‘Tsotso’ Ngele, Phenyo ‘Mzambia’ Mongala, and Joel ‘16V’ Mogorosi were regarded as some of the highest-earning local sportspersons when they joined the...

The fact that such behaviour has been accepted as the norm rather than the exception appears to have legitimised the practice, in a classic case of two wrongs making a right. Gaborone United became the latest victims of an increasingly entrenched...

This follows the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s extension of the deadline from the end of August to September 14, 2026, for candidates bidding to host the 2028 edition of the continental tournament. Botswana has expressed interest to...

The Zebras were left without a coach following the resignation of Morena Ramoreboli this week, with the South African returning to his homeland to take up a position as an assistant coach of Bafana Bafana.The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is...

Seabo has also been part of the set-up, and the two travelled with the Zebras to the Africa Cup of Nations finals held in Morocco in December. Despite their valuable exposure, however, the two will not be considered, even on an interim basis, after...