In three games played this season under him, Chiefs have recorded one win, one draw and one defeat, leaving the coach with a mixed start before the club opted to make a change. The club thanked Torreira for his contribution and professionalism during...
FIDE elections will be held on September 26 at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Three candidates, Wadim Rosenstein, Jan Henric Buettner, and Timur Turlov, are seeking to succeed Arkady Dvorkovich. Masaiti has directed his message...
Following the games, BNOC this week launched a 10-year technical apparel partnership with Nike, making the global brand Team Botswana’s technical partner through to 2036.According to the agreement, the partnership encompasses comprehensive...
BNOC president, Tshepo Sitale, explained to MmegiSport that athletes who test positive for banned substances are often caught through local testing. This, he added, helps protect Botswana’s image at international competitions. “Probably if that...
The allegations form part of a formal complaint the local champions have submitted to CAF following their 2-1 defeat to Yanga at the Azam Complex on Saturday. The Reds and Yanga played to a 1-1 draw in Gaborone a week ahead of the decisive second...
The likes of Diphetogo ‘Dipsy’ Selolwane, Mogogi ‘Gino’ Gabonamong, Mogakolodi ‘Tsotso’ Ngele, Phenyo ‘Mzambia’ Mongala, and Joel ‘16V’ Mogorosi were regarded as some of the highest-earning local sportspersons when they joined the...
South Africa and Uganda have already qualified automatically based on their world rankings.The 2027 Netball World Cup will be held in Sydney, Australia, from August 25 to September 5, 2027.Botswana last appeared at the World Cup in 2011 in Singapore,...
Rollers have been the dominant side between the two and will be hoping to extend their long unbeaten run against the Peleng giants.In the last 19 clashes, Rollers are yet to taste defeat against Gunners. Four matches have ended in draws, with Rollers...
The announcement was made today by World Athletics president Seb Coe in Budapest, Hungary. The 2031 edition will be held in Munich, Germany.Coe said the decision to award Kenya the hosting rights followed one of the strongest bidding processes in the...
For his achievement, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi will receive P150, 000 after winning the men's 400m race. On the other hand, Letsile Tebogo will pocket P100, 000 for position two finish for the men’s 200m and a further P20, 000 for position...
Matebele are currently sitting at the bottom of the league table after three games and are yet to record a single point. To make situation worse, out of three matches played so far, they are yet to score a single goal. The team has also conceded...
Kgaswane felt Nico controlled much of the contest, but were punished for the mistakes he had warned his players about before the match.“We controlled the game throughout the whole 90 minutes, we just could not score. We had chances that we could...
The current Orange FA Cup champions paid the price for a night of missed chances against ASPL 2000 of Mauritius.Galaxy dominated the game for long periods at the National Stadium on Saturday evening.However, they were eventually punished when...
This follows the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s extension of the deadline from the end of August to September 14, 2026, for candidates bidding to host the 2028 edition of the continental tournament. Botswana has expressed interest to...
In the previous edition of the competition, Botswana struggled to finish in the top three. The last time the country finished on the podium was in 2020, also in Gaborone. South Africa dominated the 13–16 age groups, whilst Namibia dominated the...
As a result, Rollers were slapped with a transfer ban, which saw them struggle to fulfil the season's opening fixtures. Information indicates that Rollers paid former head coach Abdelaziz Karkache P850,000, then P124,000 to South African player...
The Zebras were left without a coach following the resignation of Morena Ramoreboli this week, with the South African returning to his homeland to take up a position as an assistant coach of Bafana Bafana.The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is...
The Olympiad, one of the world’s largest team chess competitions, will be held from September 16 to 27. Players will compete in the Open and Women’s sections over 11 rounds under the Swiss system. India enters the Olympiad as the defending...
It was here that the athlete claimed his first senior World Championships podium finish, with his mother, Seratiwa, by his side at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, before she passed away in May 2024, just months before the Paris Olympic Games....
BFA acting CEO, Bathusi Rathari said the Executive Committee was treating the appointment as an urgent matter following Ramoreboli’s decision to leave the Zebras and join Pitso Mosimane’s Bafana Bafana technical team. SAFA and the BFA confirmed...
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