Tsatsilebe to shun Gunners for Flamingoes
Friday, July 05, 2019

Tsatsilebe is committed to Falmingoes PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The former Gaborone United coach recently agreed to join Flamingoes, but has been heavily linked with the vacant Gunners job. This week there was mounting speculation that Tsatsilebe is on the verge of concluding a deal with the Lobatse-based outfit.
Pontsho Moloi has been holding fort on an interim basis at Gunners. However, Tsatsilebe has clarified that his immediate future lies with Flamingoes. “It is true that I have been heavily linked with a vacant coaching role at Extension Gunners. I recently met Gunners officials for talks but it was out of courtesy. I could not dismiss them outright, it would have been very unethical,” Tsatsilebe said this week.
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