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FIFA has announced an increase in funding for all its member associations in the next cycle of Forward 3.0 which begins this year. Each federation will receive a conditional $1,250million (approx. P15million) every year for operations.The first batch...

Other issues will remain side dishes. The country has just completed Africa’s best run at a World Cup since the first tournament in 1930.No African country had ever reached the last four of the biggest football tournament but the Atlas Lions roared...

Gaborone United, Jwaneng Galaxy, Township Rollers and Orapa United; you can re-arrange the list in any order and you will still get the acknowledged leaders of Botswana’s 16-team topflight assembly.The four teams have emerged as the BPL’s big...

Deep in the jungles of the vast landscapes of Africa, the roar of the lion is unmistakable.The ferocious lion is rightly regarded as the king of the jungle. The brute power and strength makes the predator stand out in an unforgiving environment where...

Like many other football politicians around him, he has swung like a pendulum from this side to the other. He was pro-Maclean Letshwiti in 2016, before aligning with Tebogo Sebego in 2020.These frequent switches are a regularity, not only in football...

The optimism has died down probably due to some harsh realities sink in. The bid technical committee head, Ashford Mamelodi last week gave a lowdown on the preparations and judging from what he said, it will be a long rough road ahead.The Minister of...

The build-up to the meeting has been characterised by accusations of undue influence on the association’s judicial bodies.Billy Sekgororoane, who heads the Disciplinary Committee, set the cat among the pigeons with a social media post alleging...

Any call-up of a player with Botswana links but now living abroad brings the comical and to a lesser extent, painful memories of the Shilinde saga. The ‘player’s representative’ Comfort ‘Big Fish’ Ramatebele thought he had made a big catch...

Football and controversy are now considered compatible Siamese twins.Therefore Sekgororoane’s suggestion cannot be dismissed at face value. It has long been said that the administration of football lies within an exclusive group of individuals and...

In the last decade, it has been a case of trial and error as the wilting darling of the nation loses shine right in front of adoring but tortured fans.A man who has enjoyed success with Orapa United, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote has been identified...

The World Cup is being held in the Middle East for the first time and due to high temperatures, the showpiece is being held at the end of the year, instead of the traditional mid-year tournament.African champions, Senegal headline the list of the...

Kgafela joined the BFA at the end of August, but has reportedly found the working environment unwelcoming and has never settled in well. Today, the BFA terminated her contract and Kgafela confirmed the development.The BFA was left without a...

Mahoto was called up by Namibia in 2020 and this week, Zebras coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote named him in the Botswana squad preparing for an international friendly match against Angola on Thursday.Talking to Mmegi Sport after his first...

Mahoto was called up by Namibia in 2020 and was quoted as saying he had no connection with Botswana. “Namibia is my motherland. I have no connection with Botswana besides the fact that I was born there. As for Sweden, I just have citizenship...

The league's administrators, the Botswana Football League (BFL) decided to open the booze gates this season as a way to cushion local clubs, which face the biblical Lazarus predicament.But SAAPA is not amused about the latest developments and...