Away Goal Sends Santos To Premiership
Monday, May 29, 2017
The visitors wasted two chances in the 12th and 17th minutes which fell to Kagiso Medupe. Medupe’s persistent pressing at the Chouka defence won his side a free kick on the right side corner of the box in the 21st minute. Eric Molefi buried with a curler on the top left. In the 37th minute, Motlakase pulled one back after Katlego Ralegoreng skillfully juggled the ball over the attacking goalkeeper and into the net.
The home side bagged the second in the referee’s additional time after the Santos goalkeeper was penalised for handling outside the box. Thatayotlhe Gaokgorwe converted the resulting free kick into the top right corner to open up the tie.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....