GU title hopes plummet further
Monday, March 06, 2023 | 160 Views |
GOING THROUGH A SLUMP: Defending champions, Gaborone United (GU) suffered their second successive defeat on Saturday FILE PIC
The loss further dented GU’s title credentials although their mentor, Pontsho Moloi expressed optimism that Moyagoleele could still turn around their season. GU are now eight points behind log leaders, Jwaneng Galaxy who have accumulated 46 points from 18 matches. Despite the defeat, the Reds are packed with quality and experience and this was evident on Saturday where they had much of the ball. On the contrary, Angels are a side built on defensive principles and rely on counter attacks to hurt their opponents.
Even their winner against GU came from a counter attack. The visitors looked very threatening in the early stages and forward, Onkabetse Mankgantai had his goal destined shot deflected for a corner in the 11th minute after he had combined well with Thero Setsile inside the goal area. Angels got the lead in the 16th minute in a strange fashion.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...