He also said there are currently 480 professional athletes in the country, mainly from the Botswana Premier League (BPL). He stated that the country has 16 international professional athletes based in the Diaspora.Rakgare was answering a question...
The move will see local boxers miss out on the richest boxing tournament in the continent with a total of $100,000 (approximately P1.3 million) prize money at stake.The tournament will be staged in Yaounde, Cameroon from July 25 until August 6. Gold...
League authorities have announced their intention to kick off the 2023-2024 season in September and teams are faced with a minimum of five weeks to look sharp at the first whistle blow.There is, however, mixed activity as teams drag their legs to...
The win set Jaguars' date with Gaborone Hogs in a final to be played this coming weekend. The two sides met again in the final last season. Hogs qualified for the final after beating UB Rhinos at home.Cheetahs controlled the momentum of the game...
BOTESSA expects the athletics team to bring home a minimum of two medals. Last week Friday, BOTESSA held a sending off ceremony for the athletics team that is expected to represent Botswana at an international stage at the FISU games.FISU games are...
Seetso is pushing hard to enter the junior grand slams and has shown no signs of slowing down. These championships, organised by Botswana Tennis Association (BTA), have been running for the last 40 years.Seetso defeated Edgar Kazembe in the...
Francistown is the institution’s birthplace and BA ISAGO University eyes to give back to the city. Speaking at the race launch held recently, BA ISAGO University’s business development director, Omogolo Gabasiane said the marathon is a charitable...
Masisi is a passionate advocate for health and wellness, and according to a statement from Mascom, her participation in the walk will inspire and motivate participants from all walks of life. “Her dedication to promoting an active lifestyle and...
The Commission submitted its findings two weeks ago. The BFA had previously said that it is studying the report and the findings or final determination by the association will be "shared publicly in due course".However, this week BFA CEO,...
Traditionally, the local season should run between August and May calendar, but in recent times there have been delayed starts. The 2019-2020 was the last campaign to start in August but was disrupted by the outbreak of COVID-19. As a result of the...
This week, the club announced an addition to the technical team with the appointment of former Gaborone United (GU) head coach, Innocent Morapedi but could not provide details on the head coach.The veteran tactician joins as an assistant coach and...
It was sweet victory for the SSKB-based side as they dethroned defending champions, Titans. BDF IX was eyeing a double but their male counterparts fell to long-time champions, Wells International.Both the men's and women's Extravaganza...
Popa will take on the South African giants at the National Stadium as part of both teams’ pre-season preparations. The cheapest ticket will cost P50, while the most expensive is pegged at P500, which is higher than an average league match...
Angara had served the BCA since 2015 and ‘quietly’ left his post with no public announcement from the association.Reports are that the Zimbabwean coach, Timoni has already been roped with the BCA yet to make an announcement. BCA vice chairperson,...
Babitseng has said he is worried about the way local football has regressed and is making himself available for the position of the BFA president. “Football has regressed over the last 10 years.We judge this by the performances of the national...
The team registered a time of 3:20.87 finishing behind Kenya who won the race in 3:15.94, while Zimbabwe came third in 3:37.03. The qualification time for 4x400m mixed relay was 3:14.00.The qualifying format is that the first eight placed teams at...
This was after the local soccer governing body, the Botswana Football Association (BFA), recently released a circular stating that a professional club shall not register a foreign player unless he has three or more caps in any of the national teams....
Limping UB Rhinos will travel across town where league defending champions, Gaborone Hogs will be waiting at the Hogs ground. On the other side of town, Canon Jaguars will host BDF Cheetahs at the LKC ground.Rhinos coach, Emmanuel ‘Tiger’ Masinki...
The BFA recently reminded clubs that only foreign players with three national team caps can be signed by local sides. This caused a stir as clubs like Township Rollers had already brought on board three players from South Africa who do not meet the...
The technical bid committee announced today through a press statement that the team is now expected at the end of July or the beginning of August. The shift has been attributed to the last-minute change of the CAF Ordinary General Assembly held in...
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