Off the field challenges shadow Popa’s bright start

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Tough times: Rollers players. PIC:ROLLERS

The FNB Premiership log leaders, Township Rollers' brilliant start to the season have been overshadowed by persistent off-field challenges.

The Gaborone side has defied odds on the pitch and sits at the summit of the elite league, six games into the season. But the troubles that have dogged the blue side since their acrimonious separation from businessman Jagdish Shah in 2023.

Despite their mass appeal, Rollers have struggled to find stability, seeing two investors come and go in a short time.

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