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Mqondisi Dube
  • BNSC demands P53, 400 from GU

    The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) which is the custodian of the facility, demanded that the FNB Premiership champions clear the P53,400 owed from the just-ended season. GU had written to the BNSC to facilitate the signing of a lease...

  • AUSC keeps pace with evolving agenda

    MmegiSport: Where is AUSC Region V in terms of sport development?Mutoya: Our business is to drive the sport development agenda, in line with the African Union blueprint agenda 2063, which talks about the Africa we want. There are issues around...

  • Of teams and their obsession with muti

    The path to traditional doctors, who are believed to wield immeasurable powers in determining the outcome of 22 men chasing a pig skin, is well trodden. Imagine clubs that are struggling to pay players but have a full budget for a traditional doctor....

  • Teams are the real VIPs

    But more often than not, organisers of major sport events, particularly football, appear to suffer from cognitive dissonance. They know the truth but always twist the seating arrangement and create their own VIPs outside the men and women, boys and...

  • BFA to use All Kasi kit despite break-up

    The BFA wrote to Tsa Gae (Pty) Ltd, trading as All Kasi, at the beginning of the month, indicating the termination of the contract. The two parties had signed a deal in September for Tsa Gae to provide kits to the national teams but the relationship...

  • Bowls prodigy Nyoka hits another milestone

    . In the process, he became the youngest player to record the feat, achieved on his debut. In March, the 19-year-old became the youngest club singles champion when he emerged victorious during Orapa's Singles Championships. Last week, he went one...

  • GU to add seven players ahead of CAF campaign

    The Reds secured a 10th league title after emerging top after a close contest. which saw up to six teams remaining in contention with six rounds remaining. A 4-2 statement win over fellow contenders, Jwaneng Galaxy on the penultimate weekend of the...

  • Kesitilwe rates season seven out of 10

    The domestic league saw the return of a title sponsor, with FNB Botswana coming on board after the commercial bank inked a deal with the Botswana Football Association (BFA) last year February. The fruits of that deal were in full view as fans...

  • Table tennis Re Ba Bona Ha expands to Maun

    The first programme was launched at Patikwane Junior School which is between Mabeleapodi and Paje in 2022. On Saturday, the BNSC saw the expansion of the programme to Maun with at least 50 athletes between the ages of five and 12 enrolled, and more...

  • League awards and controversy

    TAFIC emerged as the biggest winners on the night, eclipsing league champions, Gaborone United. Those in the red corner of Gaborone felt the champions had been short-changed and should have dominated the evening. But the other red end of Francistown...

  • Minister vows to clean athletics, football 'mess'

    This comes after three key members of the 4x400m relay team, Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Bayapo Ndori dumped the national team ahead of the World Relays held in China this month. The athletes cited welfare issue as the main reason for...

  • BFL defends P120,000 Ratlhaga legal fees

    The legal fees arose after a case in which the BFL, alongside Ratlhaga, were dragged to court over a meeting in Palapye meant to oust then-chairperson, Nicholas Zakhem. The meeting held in December 2023, was declared illegal by the court, and the BFL...

  • Sport betting: Putting the cart before the horse

    Punters can now place bets on the FNB Premiership games but the Botswana Football League (BFL) has not availed guidelines on betting. The rules and regulations are still being developed but betting is already in full swing. The BFL chief executive,...

  • Paying the price for success

    Coach Xabi Alonso has joined Real Madrid whilst Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz are on the verge of joining Liverpool, and defender Jonathan Tah has made the switch to rivals, Bayern Munich. It is the inevitable as most clubs have paid the...

  • TAFIC rules awards night

    Democratic Republic of Congo star forward, Jean Lwamba was the toast of the night after he won two awards, including the big prize of player of the season which carried a P100,000 prize money. In addition, Lwamba finished as the top goal scorer and...

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