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Gaborone Derby to ignite Lobatse

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The Gaborone Derby will ignite the mood in Lobatse as rivals, Township Rollers and Gaborone United (GU), do battle tomorrow.

Dark clouds have been gathering over the town in recent weeks following the relegation of Extension Gunners, leaving Lobatse without a Premier League team for at least a season.

Tomorrow, the biggest fixture in the league will set Botswana’s oldest town alight and the people in ‘Bandleng’ will savour these Premier League moments. The Blues and the Reds will not clash in Gaborone for a long while after the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) announced the National Stadium’s unavailability.

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Gaborone Derby to ignite Lobatse

The Gaborone Derby will ignite the mood in Lobatse as rivals, Township Rollers and Gaborone United (GU), do battle tomorrow.