Early headache for BPL

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The Botswana Premier League (BPL) faces early season stadium advertising headaches following last weekend’s incident that saw former champions, Township Rollers pay P7,000 to cover Mascom billboards during their encounter against BDF XI at the National Stadium.

The BPL and the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) are still locked in talks to resolve the conflict, which has dragged on since Mascom bought advertising space at the stadium last season.  Rollers spokesperson, Bafana Pheto said they were asked to pay the P7,000 as the home side.

“Communication from BPL reached us indicating that we had to pay Mascom. We objected because the sum was too high. At the moment, we are still negotiating the price, ” he said.

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