The event was a build up to the main one scheduled for November 27.It is part of the UB 40th anniversary celebrations.A senior lecturer in the department of Sport Science at UB, Dr Tshepang Tshube told Sport Monitor that three weeks ago, they...
Until he was appointed national team coach recently, Mpote worked with Ramoraka at the Ostriches. Ramoraka died in a road mishap near Mmashoro on his way to Orapa.At the time of his death, the player was still part of the national team setup. He also...
Two parallel bodies, the society and the company currently run the club, leaving the multitudes of Magosi supporters confused ahead of the start of the new season.The fallout began last month when the new interim committee that runs the society, led...
Botswana and Namibia have plans to bid for the 2027 AFCON, but the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has provided an opportunity for countries interested in staging the 2025 edition to submit bids.The continental soccer body recently re-opened...
This follows speculation that Bantsi and former Athletics South Africa president, Aleck Skhosana have been kicked out of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Region 5 board.Bantsi was elected as the regional athletics leader for the second...
Despite reports, the coach has signed a lucrative contract that will see him earn P100,000 per month, BFA CEO, Mfolo Mfolo, without mentioning names, said the mother body is still negotiating with the potential candidate."We are still...
However, the mother body can only comment on the matter after it receives official communication from the players' club, Malabo Kings.Mochawe and Tholakele joined Malabo FC in August this year from Prisons XI and Township Rollers respectively but...
The proceeds were from the Komatsu-AM600 Cycling Challenge held in May.The cycling challenge has been held in recent times in memory of former Debswana managing director, Albert Milton who passed away in August 2019. The cyclists covered 600km over...
Softball's attention has now shifted to coming up with a plan on how to start the league.During the current season, more than P2 million was spent on softball competitions, with P700,000 going to the return-to-play mini-league, while P300,000 was...
Ramoraka was travelling back to Orapa from his home village, Chadibe after the Independence Day holiday, according to club sources.The player was reportedly travelling with another occupant when his car had a tyre burst near Mashoro.Ramoraka (28) had...
The game was part of the country’s 56th Independence Day celebrations. The first 10 minutes of the match were quite eventful with the Mares surviving an early scare as Namibia piled pressure from the first whistle.The early onslaught from the Brave...
It was an easy walk in the park for Police as they edged their cross town rivals, BDF IX, 9-0.The final was played yesterday at the National Diamond. By the bottom two of the game, Police led 8-0 with Kagiso Tinah going over the park. When the game...
Chenjekwa through his attorneys Maiba Law Chambers accuses Balisi of publishing falsehoods to the president of the Botswana Football Association (BFA), Maclean Letshwiti, that he (Chenjekwa) encourages hate speech and discrimination.As a result,...
According the final draft fixtures released over the weekend, four fixtures are lined up on October 24 with three others scheduled to be played the following day. Defending champions, Gaborone United (GU) kickstart their title defence against BDF XI...
The league finals were played during a slot that is normally occupied by Botswana Open on Independence holidays, which is a flagship tournament that usually attracts players from outside the country including Zambians who have won it before.The club...
The club is currently run under two parallel management committees that are now in a legal battle to be declared the legitimate office bearers. The legal tussle is reportedly centred around the transformation of the club from a society to a company,...
According to a source, minutes from the June Annual General Meeting (AGM) were submitted to the ROS stating that the audited financial statements were available and shared with the members. It has also emerged that the amended BOKA constitution was...
Athletics has been headlining the surge as a country with a population of just above two million, takes its place among an elite group. Even long after Botswana’s Independence from Britain in 1966, the country’s soccer team was classified among...
An atmosphere of uncertainty is circling the Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president, Tshepho Bathai. The late firebrand opposition leader, Kenneth Koma once said, ‘lo ntshetse morago mme ga lo ntlhaloganye'. Loosely translated he meant...
Uganda emerged as the eventual winners after defeating Tanzania in a high-scoring final at the Sahara Park Willowmoore Cricket Stadium in Benoni, South Africa last week Thursday. Botswana had its fair share of high performers after the captain,...
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