Despite being a success, the event had to deal with some challenges in the past few years that saw it being excluded from the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) calendar due to irregularities in 2016. The 2025 edition was organised by Orange...
Bantsi will also serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for next year's World Relays which Gaborone hosts. His appointment with World Relays runs from June 2025 to the end of August 2026. Oabona Theetso will hold fort as BAA president during that...
Showa is a non-executive director and was thrust into the role following the abrupt resignation of Peter Kesitilwe last week Monday. This followed a tense BFL Annual General Assembly in Palapye which also saw the resignation of chief executive,...
This activation marked a major milestone, featuring an on-site breast health screening clinic held in partnership with Journey of Hope Botswana (JOHB), as a lead-up to the annual Mascom Batanani Walk taking place in August 9 in Francistown. Members...
Speaking to MmegiSport, Chalashika who is also BSF president said the programme is designed to support the growth of skateboarding globally by providing opportunity for athletes and coaches to enhance their skills and knowledge. “This programme is...
Wells International is the men’s champions, winning the title for the fourth time. For their achievement, the side received P40,000. Second position went to BDF IX who received P30,000 whilst Carats settled for third spot and pocketed P20,000....
The item was up for discussion at the recent BFL Annual General Assembly in Palapye, and will now form part of the agenda for next month's Botswana Football Association (BFA) General Assembly. Under the current arrangement, FNB Premiership clubs...
Chess will be in Palapye where president, Mooketsi Segaise will not seek re-election. Kutlwano Tatolo, who is unopposed, is expected to replace Segaise and be at the federation's wheel for the next four years. Speaking to MmegiSport, Segaise said...
On a warm July afternoon, in front of a vociferous crowd, Denzel Seetso held all the aces, as he pushed Botswana to the brink of promotion to Division IV. In fact, at one stage of the match, it was a matter of when not if Seetso would wrap up the...
Gaborone is hosting eight teams for the T20 World Cup Division Two and Botswana found the going tough in the latter stages of the competition after a bright start. Botswana started with two consecutive victories over regular punching bags Eswatini...
Bulls defeated Atletico Devuka 5-4 in penalty shootout on Tuesday in the final. The champions pocketed P10, 000 while the runners up went home with P5, 000. The knockout tournament started on Saturday, comprising 16 teams, aimed at unearthing talent...
Last year, Botswana came agonisingly close to gaining promotion to Division IV but narrowly lost to Gabon in a final that will be best remembered for an epic encounter between local, Denzel Seetso and his gangly Gabonese counterpart, Herve...
In recent weeks, the entire nation has been left searching for answers as doping cases continue to escalate. This week, Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) announced two more cases from athletics involving Tshepang Manyika and Mpho Lekwalo who...
Speaking during the first panel discussion at the Chiefs Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Botsalo Hotel in Palapye, Zakhem argued that volunteerism has stalled progress in local football for years. He emphasised that clubs need a structured...
This year's seating is held under the theme, "Re-Imaging Botswana Football." The AGM has a different twist as for the first time it includes a panel discussion. The panel discussion is to focus on topics such as 'Commercialistion of Botswana,...
Kesitilwe quit the BFL on Monday, and was followed by the league's chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi the following day. The developments came days after tense BFL deliberations in Palapye where accusations of maladministration were raised....
The company has set its sights on Southern Africa and beyond, as well as targeting other sporting codes besides football.ZoneTwo was officially unveiled last month as the technical sponsor for both clubs. The move marks a major leap for the brand,...
It has been simmering within the BMS corridors but issues reached boiling point last week after Team Botswana was banned from competing at the Motocross of African Nations (MXOAN) 2025 to be held in Zimbabwe next month. BMS has been sidelined from...
The distance between May 28 and July 14 is 47 days. It can be a long or short period depending on the context – but for football, it has represented a stretch of uncertainty. Wednesday, May 28 saw the league’s chief executive, Bennett Mamelodi...
Course measuring is a technical field in athletics that only a few individuals in Botswana have found a niche in. After hanging his running shoes, Sir Seretse Khama Barracks-based, Wilson Ntlogelang decided to follow his passion of being a course...
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