Dark clouds hover above BPL despite positive forecast

Friday, July 20, 2018

Premier League sides expect a raft of changes next season PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Authorities at Plot 50265 Lekidi Centre are particularly upbeat about the future of the BTC Premiership, despite the constant nagging reminder of how far The Promised Land is. Mmegi Sport’s MQONDISI DUBE, argues that it might be a case of so near, yet so far as the clubs battle for survival

At times they are so close, they can feel it, but that has often proved a bridge too far. It all gained traction when Botswana Premier League (BPL) teams walked into Cresta Bosele hotel in Selebi-Phikwe in 2008, to pave a new path for local football.

However, a decade later, there is still no finish line in sight; instead a number of clubs are battling to stay afloat.

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Dark clouds hover above BPL despite positive forecast

Authorities at Plot 50265 Lekidi Centre are particularly upbeat about the future of the BTC Premiership, despite the constant nagging reminder of how far The Promised Land is. Mmegi Sport’s MQONDISI DUBE, argues that it might be a case of so near, yet so far as the clubs battle for survival

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A city divided!

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