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The previous Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) regime tried in vain to revive school sport, which came to a screeching halt in 2019. Several attempts were made to breathe life into a project whose significance and importance on the sports calendar...

The then board, led by Nicholas Zakhem, had implemented a standing resolution that sought to reduce top flight teams by two in order to manage meagre resources and improve competition.In 2023, then BFL CEO, Senzo Mbatha indicated that the league will...

Ntungamili Raguin emerged as the fulcrum of a successful Davis Cup campaign following four days of top-class tennis at the National Tennis Centre. Denzel Seetso, a central character in Botswana's recent tennis victories, was afforded rare minutes...

This on the basis that the Premier League organ cannot entirely divorce itself from the mother body. However, there were certain decisions that the organ could initiate without the full involvement of the BFA, that's how I at least, understood...

The Botswana women's team finished third out of eight nations that had gathered in Gaborone over the past week in search of two slots in the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers.The hosts had started their campaign in the ICC T20 Division Two...

The sun-kissed hard court was turned into a witness to an exhilarating display of Davis Cup Africa Group 5 tennis as both teams had fans on the edge of their seats, marking a fitting end to the four-day competition. Ntungamili Raguin gave Botswana...

Showa is a non-executive director and was thrust into the role following the abrupt resignation of Peter Kesitilwe last week Monday. This followed a tense BFL Annual General Assembly in Palapye which also saw the resignation of chief executive,...

The item was up for discussion at the recent BFL Annual General Assembly in Palapye, and will now form part of the agenda for next month's Botswana Football Association (BFA) General Assembly. Under the current arrangement, FNB Premiership clubs...

On a warm July afternoon, in front of a vociferous crowd, Denzel Seetso held all the aces, as he pushed Botswana to the brink of promotion to Division IV. In fact, at one stage of the match, it was a matter of when not if Seetso would wrap up the...

Gaborone is hosting eight teams for the T20 World Cup Division Two and Botswana found the going tough in the latter stages of the competition after a bright start. Botswana started with two consecutive victories over regular punching bags Eswatini...

Last year, Botswana came agonisingly close to gaining promotion to Division IV but narrowly lost to Gabon in a final that will be best remembered for an epic encounter between local, Denzel Seetso and his gangly Gabonese counterpart, Herve...

Showa was thrust into the position after BFL chairperson, Peter Kesitilwe quit on a chaotic week for football that also saw chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi follow suit. The BFL Annual General Assembly (AGA) held in Palapye on Saturday precipitated...

The distance between May 28 and July 14 is 47 days. It can be a long or short period depending on the context – but for football, it has represented a stretch of uncertainty. Wednesday, May 28 saw the league’s chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi...

Kesitilwe quit the BFL on Monday, and was followed by the league's chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi the following day. The developments came days after tense BFL deliberations in Palapye where accusations of maladministration were raised....

The storm is threatening to return after the calm following the weekend's Botswana Football League Annual General Assembly in Palapye. What had appeared a routine meeting of the 16 shareholders of the top flight turned into a fractious meeting...