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Galaxy grind through tight schedule

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Kgotso Radithongwa (red) of Jwaneng Galaxy shielding the ball from Caleb Ofari-Manu (navy blue) of Matebele FC..PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Jwaneng Galaxy’s assistant coach, Seemo Mpatane, did not hide the weighing pressing on his squad after their hard-earned 3–2 FNB Premiership win over Matebele FC on Sunday afternoon at the GU Stadium.

With fixtures piling up and long distance travel mounting, he said the victory carried more than just points.

“It is a very important win because we have a very tight schedule. We played Matebele today, Wednesday we are playing (Mochudi) Centre Chiefs, after Chiefs we are travelling again to Sowa and it is more than 700km, which makes it a very tight schedule if you ask me,” Mpatane said.

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