F/town will not be made Zebras home base

Friday, March 29, 2019

Zebras fans in Francistown have stayed loyal to the team PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Football Association (BFA) says it will not bow to public pressure to turn the Francistown Sports Complex into the Zebras’ home base.

Francistown has, just like an enduring marriage, remained faithful to the national team even in trying circumstances.

More than 12,000 fans were at the stadium last week Friday to watch the dead rubber between the Zebras and Angola’s Palancas Negras. The match was of no significance, but still fans from the North, saw it fit to go through the turnstiles to watch the game.

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F/town will not be made Zebras home base

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Football Association (BFA) says it will not bow to public pressure to turn the Francistown Sports Complex into the Zebras’ home base.