Botswana moves up in CAF club rankings

Debutants: Jwaneng Galaxy made it to the group stages for the first time PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Debutants: Jwaneng Galaxy made it to the group stages for the first time PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

League champions, Jwaneng Galaxy might have enjoyed a poor debut season in the CAF Champions League group stages, but the team’s exploits have earned Botswana football recognition.

Galaxy was knocked out of the Champions League after failing to register a win in the six group stages’ matches. But their presence in the group stages helped Botswana move 10 places up in the latest CAF Five-Year Ranking. Botswana is now ranked 18th, up from 28th. The ranking is used by CAF to determine the number of clubs that each of the CAF member associations may enter in inter-club competitions.

The top 12 ranked association members are allowed to enter two teams in each of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup, while the rest are limited to just one in each of the competitions. Galaxy registered a point from the group stages and with the addition of Township Rollers’ performance in the group stages in 2018; Botswana football has now accumulated six points in the last five years.

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