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GU, Chiefs shake up transfer market

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Arrival: Chiefs recently signed Bobo Sima on loan from South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs. PIC: MOCHUDI CENTRE CHIEFS

FNB Premiership’s front runners, Gaborone United (GU) and Mochudi Centre Chiefs are sounding their ambitions loud with their treads in the transfer market.

The short January transfer window is hitting the halfway mark, and the two giants are dominating the market. GU and Chiefs have been the busiest clubs, and their signings do not read like quiet tweaks; instead, they read like launch codes for a title fight.

The Money Machine are chasing a title defence as they sit three points clear at the summit of the standings. Before the Christmas and AFCON break, the Reds were riding a blistering run with 10 wins, two draws and were yet to record a defeat.

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GU, Chiefs shake up transfer market

FNB Premiership’s front runners, Gaborone United (GU) and Mochudi Centre Chiefs are sounding their ambitions loud with their treads in the transfer market.