Popa and Prestige entered into an agreement recently following the departure of club financier, Jagdish Shah. Prestige had helped the Mighty Blues set up new offices and new car fleet. The club’s chairperson, Bafana Pheto has said as the club continues the search for a new investor, Prestige has committed to the women’s team. “Prestige has committed to the women’s team. As we speak they have bought a new kit for the team and will handle amongst other the team’s transport. We had long left our women’s team behind and this was a deliberate step to secure a sponsor for the team. As we look for an investor, we want the men’s team to be their main focus. We want to avoid a situation whereby an investor’s budget is overstretched by the women’s team and end up disturbing the club’s whole operations,” Pheto said. Rollers were once a giant in the women’s football circle.
However, they reached their lowest point as they were relegated to Gaborone City Regional Football Association Division 2 in the just ended campaign. The Blues are the last team to win the then Super League in 2015 before it was dismantled to form the regional leagues. Under the tutelage of Gaolethoo Nkutlwisang, they finished the campaign unbeaten and were blessed with trailblazing talents such as Sedilame Bosija, Refilwe Tholakele and Bame Ngenda amongst others. The team is now seeking a revival in the women’s game in the next campaign as they target promotion in to the Division 1.
