There is no way one can talk without football in Botswana without mentioning the Coca-Cola Cup. Many local football greats had at one stage competed in the premier knockout competition and apart from the league, the cup remained for a very long time the only other notable high profile competition in local soccer. Ironically, defending champions Extension Gunners were the inaugural winners of the Coca-Cola Cup back in 1992 when they defeated Francistown side, TAFIC, 3-2. The team then had the cream of the country's players in the likes of Naphtally 'Scara' Kebalebile, Jojo Mogotsi, and Itumeleng 'Tumie' Duiker. The crack side was coached by Zambian Kenny Mwape who was described as one of the greatest motivators of the time. The late Edson Muluba scored the deciding goal in the dying minutes of the game at the National Stadium to make sure Mapantsula became the first side to take the cup.
While Gunners won the inaugural cup in 1992, the following year would see Township Rollers winning the cup and went on to bag it a record five times. Rollers won the cup in 1993,1994, 1996, 2005 and 2010. A young man who donned the Rollers jersey in the 1993 final was none other than Mmoni 'States' Segopolo, who will win a further three cups with Rollers with his record also standing unsurpassed in history books. Segopolo talks very fondly about the Coca-Cola cup saying it has played a very key role in the development of football in the country. He said prior to the cup, clubs only competed for the league honours and a few 'small' cup competitions that were there at the time. He said the Coke Cup brought a vibe that had never been there before in local football.
