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'Lekidi-gate' overshadows start of women's league

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The women football league remains on schedule despite recent upheavals facing local football, with the Gaborone City Region Football Association (DCRFA) Division 1 kicking off this weekend.

Gaborone United and Security Systems headline the weekend fixtures of the women's league when the two sides meet at Lekidi West.

The match between the two promises fireworks as local football yearns elite action in the absence of the men's league. The Alarm Girls are an emerging force in women's football circles and it promises to be a huge campaign for the Tlokweng-based side. Last season, Systems showed its ambition when it claimed its maiden official title after winning the Positive Changes GCRFA Cup in December.

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'Lekidi-gate' overshadows start of women's league

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