Orapa, TAFIC differ on FA Cup venue
Friday, May 10, 2024 | 150 Views |
Marching on: Makgantai (in front) will lead TAFIC against his former side, Orapa United PIC: TAFIC FACEBOOK
TAFIC and Orapa United will meet at the National Stadium tomorrow at 8pm. Matjimenyenga has been drawn as the home team and the Orange FA Cup organising committee has fixtured the match in Gaborone as one-half of a double-header semi-finals line-up.
The decision has irked TAFIC, with the Francistown-based team arguing that since both sides are from the north, the match was supposed to be played in that part of the country. TAFIC indicated that the majority of the two teams' fan base is in the north hence the two teams will miss playing in front of their home fans.
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