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Last season, the BFA started training referees in preparation for the introduction of VAR in the domestic league.The technology was due to be tested during the Orange FA Cup final in June, but this did not happen.This 2025-2026 season started at the...

Club Licensing, a quality standard, is a CAF requirement and Botswana cannot afford to be adopt a lackadaisical approach to the process.Since its adoption into the domestic league, the Botswana Football Association has leaned more towards leniency...

Ndoro, 40, was a feared striker who plied his trade for the Selebi-Phikwe side in the then be MOBILE Premier League and was runner-up to Moemedi 'Jomo' Moatlhaping in the golden boot race in 2011. At the end of the 2010/2011 season, he moved...

Showa got nine votes to Ofentse Khumomotse's six, while there was one spoilt vote as the 16 BFL clubs took part in the election. Five candidates, Carlos Sebina, Kebaabetswe Bogatsu, Matsomi Madisa, Kealeboga Gaseitsiwe and Masoko Masoko came out...

Kesitilwe left in a huff following a tense BFL annual general assembly in Palapye last month, which saw chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi also throw in the towel.But Mamelodi, who has been serving notice and was due to leave office today, has been...

Updating journalists on Tuesday, Babitseng said in their first year in charge, they have managed to whittle down the deficit by P4,7million. "In less than a year, we have reduced our deficit from P5million to just P300,000. This is the result of...

It is a massive opportunity for a country that is seen as a rising athletics giant after churning out authentic global talent, including Amantle Montsho, Nijel Amos, Isaac Makwala, and top of the pile, Letsile Tebogo. Without a doubt, Botswana's...

The mother body is heavily reliant on subventions from the government, CAF, and FIFA, but the funding remains insufficient, constraining the association's ability to fully implement some of its programs. BFA held its annual general assembly in...

Black Lions have taken the place of VTM after a status swap between the two and will compete in the top tier when the new season kicks-off on Friday. The launch venue was predominantly a sea of black as the club paraded its technical team and...

Delayed stadium renovations have cost the organisers of the top-tier race, after works were done late. The National Stadium was closed last year December to enable works on the track and other upgrades in preparation for the showpiece.The initial...

Almost a year ago in Palapye, Tariq Babitseng took over the reins at what is arguably the hottest domestic sport seat. He rode on a campaign promising football development, investment in coach education and player welfare.Tomorrow as BFA delegates...

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...