Notwane gears for crucial final lap

Long walk: Notwane face five critical games after the break. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Long walk: Notwane face five critical games after the break. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Notwane's interim head coach, Thatayaone Tebele, has demanded a never-say-die mentality as his team faces a mammoth task to survive the chop in the Debswana First Division South league.

Toronto inched away from the relegation positions with a hard-fought, come-from-behind 2-1 win over Extension Gunners. The team moved to the 10th spot and two points away from the drop with five games to play. The First Division South action will pause for the Easter weekend. When the action returns, Notwane face a testing tie against former Premier League side, Mochudi Centre Chiefs away. The team will proceed to host Prisons XI before they travel to Gabane where a much-improved Uniao Flamengo Santos lie in wait.

In the last two fixtures of the season, Notwane will be home to bottom-placed Desert Nxau before concluding with an away fixture at Black Forest. Tebele said they would need his players to be mentally sharp and not give up until the final whistle regardless of the outcome of recent results. "It is not an easy task hence why I say psychologically we have to prepare these players so that they actually understand that. In terms of the physical expenses we want from them at the time, their minds should not give up whatever the results that may come in the next game. We will still have three or four more games to play and we still have to fight until the end," said Tebele.

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