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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...

It is a tournament that easily riles coaches and club owners in Europe. For some within the continent, the biennial competition has for long periods been seen to be hopelessly veering off course.From the insipid displays to poor crowds, the Africa...

But the organisers of the Gaborone Classic will put an end to the nearly five-year drought when bodybuilders come to the city for a show of unrivalled grit and power.The venue is yet to be confirmed. Show organiser, Lust Sithole, said they are eager...

These are the most recent public spates within sports bodies, which should leave the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) as the guardian of sport, worried. There are several others fighting behind the scenes as most escape public scrutiny. It...

Sebego is tipped to challenge the incumbent, Maclean Letshwiti. However, the former president told MmegiSport on the side lines of the Botswana Football League (BFL) shareholders meeting in Palapye last week that there were other factors to consider...

Speaking at the opening of the BFL shareholders' meeting in Palapye on Saturday, Sebego said while the BFA was right in trying to appreciate their situation, there was no need for the mother body's further intervention, which included...

Ross has been the perfect Branch off from what has been the unrelenting daily dose of the tragic comedy at Lekidi Football Centre.While football authorities were at each other's throat, thousands of kilometres in the barren lands of Saudi Arabia,...

Following a meeting of its Emergency Committee last night, the BFA announced it was provisionally suspending the BFL with immediate effect. In a statement, the mother body said the suspension was due to gross violation of the BFA and BFL...

No one is prepared to blink with the ugly spate unfolding in front of a stunned nation as each corner chases what has been an elusive victory thus far. However, both camps are claiming victory at this stage with football emerging as the biggest loser...

Football's difficult startFootball has plunged into a crisis after the infamous December 16 gathering of Premier League shareholders in Palapye. The game is struggling to recover from the events of that afternoon where Nicholas Zakhem and Jagdish...

Following a meeting held in Palapye last month, which had the approval of 13 of the 16 Premier League clubs, Zakhem was removed from the BFL board.This week he was suspended as a BFL shareholder and was subsequently removed from a meeting called by...

On Monday, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare wrote to the BFA through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) requesting for a meeting to get detailed insight into the BFL crisis. However, the BFA rebuffed the...

This comes after the BFL secretariat issued this weekend's fixtures but Ratlhaga told Mmegi Sport the boycott is still on. Out of 16 Premier League clubs, 13 were part of the Palapye meeting which the mother body, the Botswana Football...

The second, was the Battle of the Cowshed, which was fiercely fought as Mr Jones, with the help of other neighbouring farms sought to wrestle back initiative of Animal Farm.But led by Snowball and Napoleon, the animals prevailed.The animals...