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Race against time to avoid chop

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Just eight rounds of the Botswana Premier League remain ahead of this weekend’s fixtures and it is heating up at the bottom, the same way it is at the top. The race to avoid the dreaded axe is in full swing and gets interesting by the week.

Mathematically, the entire bottom half of the log teams are not safe from the chop. However, the battle appears intensified from 12th-placed Prisons XI to rock bottom Mahalapye Railway Highlanders.

The two teams who have been in and around the relegation positions face tricky ties over the weekend. Prisons XI take on 13th-placed Mogoditshane Fighters. It is a five points gap between the two teams and Prisons XI know that a win against Fighters may pull them eight points away from the relegation position.

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Race against time to avoid chop

Just eight rounds of the Botswana Premier League remain ahead of this weekend’s fixtures and it is heating up at the bottom, the same way it is at the top. The race to avoid the dreaded axe is in full swing and gets interesting by the week.

Athletics likely to go solo at Olympics

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Fitness trainer, Zongwane breaks barriers

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Kwa Nokeng Oil sponsors young biker with P120,000

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