Young coach leads team to historic play-offs

Mpatane PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Mpatane PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: Twenty-six year old Seemo Mpatane has achieved a rare feat after becoming the youngest coach to guide a Division One team to the First Division North (FDN) league promotion play-offs.

Mpatane is the sole owner and coach of Eleven Angels who were recently crowned Division One champions in the Francistown region and in the process qualified for the FDN play-offs to be played in a fortnight. In Division One, Angels were up against well-known and established teams like TASC, Amakhosi and Sladden Eagles.

“I am proud of what I have achieved as a young coach and football club owner, but (the) ultimate goal is to see the team competing in the Premier League in the near future.

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