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GU’s rosy red dream blooms

Gaborone United Ladies players celebrating after wining  the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Championships after beating Zesco Ndola in the final  Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO
Gaborone United Ladies players celebrating after wining the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Championships after beating Zesco Ndola in the final Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO

Red Roses, Gaborone United (GU) ladies' team have finally blossomed into champions and earned a spot at the continental finals.

A year after heartbreak in the final, the Roses made history by lifting the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers trophy in Johannesburg on Sunday, becoming the first team from Botswana to win the regional crown.

It was sweet redemption, as in the previous edition, GU lost the final on penalties to South Africa’s University of the Western Cape. This time around, they showed nerves of steel to edge Zambia’s ZESCO Ndola Girls 4-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.

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