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Second string Masitaoka hold Police XI

SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT: Masitaoka head coach, Mandla Mpofu PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT: Masitaoka head coach, Mandla Mpofu PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

OTSE: Masitaoka head coach, Mandla Mpofu has said the share of spoils with Police XI is a fair result. The two sides played to a 0-0 draw in a Botswana Premier League match played here on Saturday afternoon.

Mpofu also said his mind was on their next game, which is the Orange FA Cup semi-final against Orapa United this weekend. “We came into this game a little bit under pressure because we are playing the semi-final next weekend,” he said. Mpofu also explained that he had to make tactical changes to save some of his regulars for the semi-final.

“I had seven players that were sitting on two yellow cards and these are first 11 eleven players, first team players that we depend on and we decided to rest them,” he revealed.


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