Sankoyo to pay 22,000km promotion price :: Mmegi Online

By the time the 2014-2015 season concludes next May, Premier League debutants, Sankoyo Bush Bucks will have notched enough kilometres to take them from Cape to Cairo by road. The rookies have a heavy promotion price to pay on the road and a Herculean task in covering a record 22,000km in one season, observes Staff Writer MQONDISI DUBE

When Sankoyo’s promotion joy finally dies down, they will discover a daunting challenge behind the excitement curtain.

Expectedly the air has been heavy with expectation following a final day victory over, Sladen Eagles, which confirmed Sankoyo’s promotion. The joy of being the first northwest side to make it to the topflight threw Sankoyo into seventh heaven. But in the middle of the celebration room, an elephant emerged. The Maun side has to confront the formidable task of travelling a record 22,000 km in a single season. Sankoyo will play 15 matches on the road, with the shortest journey a still lengthy 652km round trip to ‘neighbours’ Orapa.

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