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All set: Rollers and GU fans are bracing for a war of attrition PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Amid the euphoria of the 2022 World Cup, the first battle of Gaborone for the 2022-2023 season will take place at the National Stadium on Saturday.

The action is getting hotter in Qatar, but fans' loyalty to the local football delicacy will be tested when crowd pullers, Gaborone United and Township Rollers engage in a battle of attrition at 3.30pm tomorrow.

It is the biggest game in the Botswana Premier League (BPL) calendar as the reigning champions face former title holders. Since the start of the campaign, teams have done the battle in front of almost empty seats as local fans continue to shun the BPL games. There had been many factors to this, including the newly preferred social football tournaments.

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