The Francistown Regional Football Association women’s league has 10 teams after starting with only one team, Reteng Banyana in 2012.“Five more teams have shown interest to join the league for the upcoming season (2021-2022). The new teams are...
The rule applies to events from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1500m, one-mile races and combined events over the same distances. The regulations require any athlete who has a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD), with...
The COVID-19 pandemic has also led to the cancellation of international bowling championships for the rest of the year.Director of bowls, Marea Modutlwa told Mmegi Sport that the only activities that will go ahead are for the national team and...
The 36-year-old is set to make his first appearance in the FIM sanctioned supercycle race in the third round of the World of Motorsport South Africa (WOMZA) held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.Pilane tasted a supercycle track for the first time ever...
The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) has been invited to participate in the Pent Series to be held in Windhoek, Namibia from October 31 to November 5, 2021. Botswana is expected to line up against Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and the...
Notwane, Mogoditshane Fighters, Gilport Lions, Extension Gunners and Mahalapye Railways Highlanders had all failed to get licenses to participate in the 2021/2022 season.The BFA said while the clubs had failed to comply, the association took into...
Speaking at a press conference yesterday (Tuesday), GU director, Nicholas Zakhem said the project, which will be completed in the next four years, will include a mini-stadium with not less than a capacity of 6,000. The sporting village will also...
The move comes after some of the pronouncements made during the state of the nation address by President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday evening. Following that, Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chief executive officer (CEO), Tuelo Serufho told...
Makwala has been in good shape since last year when he was preparing for Olympics until a point when he qualified for the Games in both 200m and 400m. However, he decided to focus on the 400m at the Olympics and he was instrumental in the men’s...
Botswana welcomes 10 nations tomorrow (Tuesday) as they prepare for a 11-day battle between September 9 and 19. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators will not allowed into the cricket arena, instead will enjoy the action through live...
This past week there have been social media reports that some Premier League clubs are of the view that the changes in the BFA constitution were approved without the go-ahead of the general assembly.However, Ralebala said they have also read about...
Boseja was earlier this week pictured on her club's Mamelodi Sundowns' Facebook page walking in crutches during the team's COSAFA CAF Women's Champions League qualifiers' camp. The player who moved to Sundowns in the just ended...
The Ostriches will be away to As Mangasport of Gabon in preliminary round of the competition. The Orapa based outfit has failed to go past the preliminary round of the competition on three occasions.Head coach. Teenage Mpote said the team has been...
It was an African affair, with the gold medal going to Algeria, Morocco snatching the silver while Namibia walked away with the bronze. In the semifinal, Masuge reached the finish line in 50.13 registering his personal best (PB). National team coach,...
Coach Neo Dema has named a provisional 32-player squad for the preliminary preparations for the tournament to be held from December 3-12, 2021 in Maseru.As per the tournament rules, netball teams will use Under-18s for the Under-20 tournament....
The wait will drag on as nearly 600 days later, local football has not returned. COVID-19 restrictions have shouldered much if not all of the blame.Botswana Football League chairperson, Aryl Ralebala confirmed to Mmegi Sport this week, football...
At the turn of the century, Botswana sport was on an upward trajectory. There was a hive of activity in most of the National Sport Associations (NSAs). The nation’s darling, the Zebras qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first...
There was speculation that director-sport development, Bobby Gaseitsiwe was in line to be appointed the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) chief executive officer, as the athletics body prepares to have a fully-fledged secretariat. BNSC chief...
A fourth crashed in rural Pennsylvania. The deadliest terror attack left tonnes of rubble, nearly 3,000 dead and hundred others injured. The date, 9/11 has, since 2001, gained new significance on the calendar. It could have been a coincidence that...
BFA’s annual meeting was delayed last year owing to COVID-19 and was only held in October. The elective general assembly saw Maclean Letshwiti retained for a second term. The BFA president has faced criticism of late but recently hit back at his...
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