Botswana’s 30-goal ‘Neymar’ achieves rare feat
Friday, September 05, 2025 | 100 Views |
Scoring machine: ‘Neymar’ Ontlametse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
She is on the trail of Mares' forward, Refilwe Tholakele who won the Golden Boot at the CAF Women’s Champions League finals in 2023 with five goals. The Gaborone United Ladies talisman or Red Roses’ Neymar, as she’s affectionately called has firmly cemented herself as Botswana’s premier goal-scorer, topping charts in every competition she touches.
The 25-year-old forward continued her remarkable run at the recently concluded 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifiers in South Africa, where Gaborone United emerged triumphant.
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”– Theodore RooseveltThrough the two-day event, over 700 athletes from 40 countries, and multitudes of spectators gathered in Gaborone to witness a world-class sporting spectacle.Beyond the medals and performances on the track, Botswana won something equally important: international respect. One of the key pillars behind the success was the sterling work done by the...