This appears to be a concerning trend where there is reward at the end of the day, but there are zero funds to prepare athletes before a tournament. Recently, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare, indicated that athletes...
here are many VTMs walking dead in almost all the divisions, a sad reminder of how unsustainable it is to run a professional club in Botswana. From the outside, VTM was the envy of some, even attracting former South African household names Sifiso...
The evidence was once again there for all to see as fans converged from all corners to create a carnival 'come and Ghetto your love' atmosphere during Saturday’s epic Orange FA Cup final between mining town sides, Jwaneng Galaxy and Orapa...
The BFA had made strides by granting the Botswana Premier League autonomy, resulting in the formation of a company, the BFL. However, the autonomy came with its teething challenges, which is to be expected. Again it appeared there was smooth...
Raguin beat an Indian opponent in the final of the ITF J30 tournament. The future of tennis appears bright and every shoulder should be on the wheel to ensure the upward trajectory is maintained. I don't want to assume that the success that...
The season end represents a critical moment for introspection after a rollercoaster campaign, in which officials at the Lekidi Football Centre will be least proud of.It has been a season of controversial moments, where all involved need to take a...
I deliberately picked the two as in terms of rank at the secretariat and the board respectively, they are the top dogs. While I am dead sure that the two have been to the National Stadium of late, what I am not certain about is if they have used the...
Makwala was the first in as he sought to give Botswana's 4x400m relay team a perfect start. However, it didn’t work well as a tiring Makwala faded towards the finish line after a decent run up to the last bend. The reverse gear appeared to kick...
You do not have to look further than Sankoyo Bush Bucks and teams from the Kgalagadi region that participate in the First Division South.A team like Desert Nxau spends most of the time on the road and at the end of the day, the travels evidently take...
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...
The BAA, as the custodian of athletics in the country, has a responsibility to regulate an industry that can easily attract conmen and con-women. While others see a genuine potential to contribute to athletics development, others are sadly wolves in...
The ‘Protecting the Game’ launch attracted the who-is-who in football administration from within the borders and even from neighbouring South Africa.Supersport’s Thomas Kwenaite and COSAFA chief executive officer, Sue Destombes were some of the...
Now, spare a thought for the country’s most excelling code, which is essentially a vagabond with no fixed abode.Yes, there is temporary residence at the National Stadium, but for a code of athletics’ stature, it is undisputed that a proper, fully...
Magang questioned the wisdom of sending even personal assistants to Ghana for the ongoing African Games yet during preparations, sport codes are often told there is no budget. She argues, when its game time, all of a sudden there is enough money to...
Tanzania's Simba SC showed that in this day and age, the age old dirty tactic of bullying away teams is still alive with some brutal treatment dished to Jwaneng Galaxy.It's not the first time that the Tanzanian club has been accused of using...
The emotions had probably been bubbling under, but once fissures cracked open, the eruption has been enormous . Football has witnessed all the ugly twists and turns, with the image of the sport taking a dent with each passing episode. In one corner...
For many, when the event came to Botswana’s shores last year April, it was athletics’ crowning moment.It was a first for Botswana as the country was one of only two African nations to get the honour to host a gold status athletics competition....
One would have to rewind back to 2009 when then Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) introduced a game-changing deal, which was initially P24million over three seasons. At its peak the BTC sponsorship surpassed the P10 million-per-season...
The action has been exhilarating, the attendance, impressive while the officiating even drew praises from respected gaffer, Jose Mourinho. It will be interesting to find out the crowd that watched last night’s final between Nigeria and Cote...
Almost two years later, Ross Branch finishes second in the equivalent of motorsport's Olympics, the Dakar Rally and gets P100, 000. The relay team received support from the government, through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) while...