Massacre in Algeria

Walk of shame: The Zebras lost 5-0 to Algeria on Monday PIC: BFA
Walk of shame: The Zebras lost 5-0 to Algeria on Monday PIC: BFA

The Zebras' Africa Cup of Nations forgettable campaign folded in embarrassing fashion when reigning champions, Algeria pumped five unanswered goals in Algiers on Monday night.

It was already a dead rubber, but Riyad Mahrez’s Algeria did not temper justice with mercy as they took Adel Amrouche’s side to the cleaners. The Zebras were down 1-0 at half time, but shambolic defending in the second half saw the North Africans score a further four.

Kabelo Dambe stood between a further avalanche and limiting the defeat to the one hand count. It has been a catastrophic campaign in which Botswana managed a solitary victory from the six games.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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