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But in the excitement of hosting the first ever BFA awards, some logic appears to have been lost. The awards, like in any contest, brewed some shockers due to the manner in which the competition was tailored. For starters, awards that are given based...

On Wednesday, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare accused CAF of “shifting goalposts” during the process of determining the bid winners. East African countries Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a joint bid, won the...

Botswana was in the running to host the tournament but a joint bid comprising, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda emerged as the winner. There were complaints over how the process was handled by CAF, including concerns over lack of transparency.This...

At 2:30pm Monday, a Botswana delegation boarded an Ethiopian Airlines flight destined for the Egyptian capital, Cairo.The crew, on a mission to land Botswana the rights to host the 2027 AFCON finals, took to the skies amidst rising optimism but...

The price for the 569-page document had faced criticism, but Ruben Reddy, the owner of the South African company, stated that the cost was justified. "The proposal to prepare the bid book is based on a resource plan and associated costs to...

Ashford Mamelodi, the Bidco chairperson who was part of Botswana's delegation to the Egyptian capital, voiced dissatisfaction with CAF's procedures. “It was a big blow given our overall investment in the project.We gave it our all. I wish...

Botswana is bidding to host the 2027 tournament and the CAF committee will vote through a secret ballot to decide the winners. Botswana's own Maclean Letshwiti is in the CAF executive committee and is expected to cast his vote in favour of his...

CAF president, Patrice Motsepe will announce at the Marriot Hotel shortly after the executive committee casts their votes through a secret ballot. Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Maclean Letshwiti will be on the other side of the aisle...

For 17 years, Radithupa became the face of local weather reports on the screen as viewers fell in love with his unique presentations. But it has been more than two years since the popular weatherman disappeared from television screens.He left the...

Nigeria and Benin's bid will reportedly get the 2029 tournament, although the CAF executive committee meets on Wednesday to decide only on the winners of the 2025 and 2027.Botswana is bidding for the 2027 tournament, but media reports in Algeria...

In fact, the wrongs that they so much craved to right are simply not going away, but instead, are sticking out like a sore thumb. Football has always been at the centre of negative spotlight, but what is happening at karate makes the Botswana...

The Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture will lead the team that has the assignment to convince the CAF executive committee that Botswana has what it takes to host the continent’s flagship football competition.Accompanying the minister is...

While the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has a duty to keep the sport clean, there is need to re-visit some of the rules around doping. There should be minimal, borderline cases which deserve a warning rather than lengthy suspensions of between two...

The latest defeat came at the hands of Tunisia, a 3-0 shellacking on September 7, which cranked pressure on Mpote. But the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is calm with Mpote's situation and so is the coach. BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo...

The period leading to the festive season was much anticipated as music followers kept their ears glued to the airwaves for the latest hits.And artists rarely disappointed as anytime from August was a merry-making period with new releases flooding the...