The National Stadium will host the semifinal matches over the weekend in a doubleheader. In the first match scheduled to kick off at 3.45pm, Gaborone United (GU) will take on Jwaneng Galaxy in what promises to be a thrilling encounter. The Reds come into the fixture with revenge on their minds after they were knocked out by Galaxy in last season's Mascom Top 8 quarterfinal match through a penalty shootout. The Reds have been in good form since the start of the season before losing their first match to BDF XI on Tuesday.
The defeat, however, may not worry GU much who have scored 13 goals in seven games across all competitions whilst conceding just two. In their midweek league defeat, GU may have had the FA Cup semifinal in their mind as they rested some key players including Kekaetswe ‘Mara’ Moloi. The team will be sweating over the fitness of talisman’ Thatayaone Kgamanyane who sat out the midweek game due to an injury. The attacker is on five goals this season. Galaxy on the other side have proven they are a threat in cup games this season. The team sailed into the CAF Champions League group stages, and notably at the expense of continental giants Simba SC.
