Pour more fuel to fire the derby

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The second installation of the Gaborone derby has come and gone. Despite bubbling under, one would feel the hyped match failed to catch fire.

It was a fairly good advert for local football with a carnival atmosphere enveloping the National Stadium on a bright sunny afternoon.

The football could have been better as Gaborone United sat back for the bulk of the 90 minutes while Township Rollers did most of the ineffective probing.

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Pour more fuel to fire the derby

The second installation of the Gaborone derby has come and gone. Despite bubbling under, one would feel the hyped match failed to catch fire.

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