Lower SA league players find haven in BPL

Lower SA league players find haven in BPL
Lower SA league players find haven in BPL

The ideal destination for elite players has traditionally been the South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL).

A number of players have crossed down south for better paying jobs from the BTC Premiership.  There has been a decline in a number of exports recently, but the PSL remains the destination of choice for those who have excelled in the Botswana Premier League (BPL).

 It has also been natural for elite clubs to recruit from abroad, as players from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia have graced the local turfs in the past years.   Some clubs have even gone, as far as Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya in search of players but all these have been players from the elite leagues. All these players see the BPL as a stepping-stone to the PSL.  But it is a different story with South African players joining Botswana Premier League sides.

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