Motlakase: From a stadium dream to the bottom

Friday, November 13, 2020

Hitting rock bottom: Motlakase has failed to maintain lofty standards. PIC: KEOGILE BONANG

They became the talk of the town. In fact, they threatened a new football evolution, with their breath-of-fresh air approach. But Motlakase Power Dynamos, from almost becoming the first local side to own a stadium, is now gasping for air, writes Mmegi Sport Correspondent, KOKETSO KGOBOGE

PALAPYE: There was the usual buzz associated with a Motlakase Power Dynamos weekend. Palapye Swallows Grounds became a hive of activity at the height of Motlakase’s glory days.

But that is fast fading into distant memory as a club touted as the next best thing, finds itself lying hapless on the deathbed. A dirt road stretching from Setaboswane liquor outlet, known as Kwa ga Mmasupha to Swallows Grounds was the place to be on match days.

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