The league kicks off tomorrow with two mouth-watering encounters that feature four former Premier League sides. Currently, the league houses five ex-elite league sides in Union Flamengo Santos, Notwane, Security Systems, Prisons XI and Holy...
The competition runs until September 21. According to the governing body, World Athletics, the prize pool for this year's championship is $8.498 million (approx. P110 million), with winners pocketing $70,000 (nearly P1 million). Silver medallists...
One goal in each half saw the national football team go down 2-0 in Maputo.However, the Zebras gave out a gallant fight, which saw Mozambican goalkeeper making crucial saves to deny the likes of Mothusi Cooper from scoring on several occasions.The...
He now reaches the third term as president of the union, which exists to fight for the welfare of professional football players’.Tshekiso is deputised by former Township Rollers midfielder, Lesego Molemogi, who retained his position as first vice...
Known for her exploits in the half marathons, she made the leap to the more demanding 42.2km race and aced it at the first time of asking.Pitted against a strong field, Bathoeng crossed the line in 2:49.08 fending off competition from Kenyan, Rosina...
Karabo Motlhanka will lead the squad during the qualifiers, which will take place from September 26 to October 4 in Harare, as eight teams battle for two slots at the 2027 T20 World Cup. The team also includes former captain Karabo Modise, pace...
However, the Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) says there are still some sticking points.Internationals Tumisang Orebonye, Gape Mohutsiwa, captain Thatayaone Ditlhokwe and Kabelo Seakanyeng were at the centre of the storm as a strike over welfare...
Traditionally the fans’ lines have never been blurred. Either you are Liverpool or Manchester United, Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs, or Township Rollers or Gaborone United.But thanks to the rapidly growing sport betting industry, the lines are...
She is on the trail of Mares' forward, Refilwe Tholakele who won the Golden Boot at the CAF Women’s Champions League finals in 2023 with five goals. The Gaborone United Ladies talisman or Red Roses’ Neymar, as she’s affectionately called...
Often at hand to proffer solutions to some common problems facing Botswana across the spectrum, Sekgororoane finds himself in the cross-hairs, now tasked with putting his theoretical ‘problem solving’ submissions into practice.Sekgororoane was...
Pheresi joined Gaborone United (GU) as a Form 1 student in 2011. Then she was just a backup goalkeeper for a side competing in the then-Super League powered by AT&T Monnakgotla.The 16-team Super League gave her the first taste of elite women’s...
Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Tariq Babitseng, revealed the association had secured unprecedented backing to support efforts towards professionalising women’s football.“FIFA has committed substantial funding to the growth of...
This is the final stage before the 2027 World Cup, which South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe will jointly host.The top two teams will progress to the competition, and for the first time, the Baggy Blues are in contention deep into the qualifying...
Only two athletes, Amantle Montsho and Letsile Tebogo, have made it to the podium at the World Championships, and the current team is eager to change the statistics.Tebogo is tipped to add to his two medals, a silver and bronze, which he won at the...
A year after heartbreak in the final, the Roses made history by lifting the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers trophy in Johannesburg on Sunday, becoming the first team from Botswana to win the regional crown.It was sweet redemption, as...
A blitz chess tournament is a chess competition using fast time controls, where each player has 10 minutes or less for the entire game, often with a small time increment added per move. The second position was claimed by CM Thuso Mosutha with 9 ½...
Speaking in a post match interview after his team played to a goalless draw against Police XI on Saturday at the VTM Arena, he said players and technical team must deliver no matter the circumstances.Gunners, who are yet to win a match this season,...
The side which is based here managed to collect a point over the weekend following a 1-1 draw against BDF XI. Head coach, Rapelang Tsatsilebe, explained they were currently struggling because of shortage of players but stated that they continue the...
However, it was difficult to read the room as affiliates kept it to themselves while the plan was in motion. Following the lunch break, the affiliates held a brief meeting, on which a motion of no confidence was brought against the executive...
GU ladies went on better this year after finishing as runners-up in 2024, and are now the region's representatives at the CAF Champions League finals scheduled for later this year.The team will join seven other sides drawn from the five other CAF...
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