the monitor

TAFIC coach coy about Premier League ambition

ONE GAME AT A TIME: TAFIC are not getting carried away despite leading the First Division North league table PIC: TAFIC
ONE GAME AT A TIME: TAFIC are not getting carried away despite leading the First Division North league table PIC: TAFIC

FRANCISTOWN: Even though TAFIC started the season like a house on fire and currently one of the teams tipped to win automatic promotion to the Premier League after five games, head coach Mohambi Saulos is cagey about the prospects of the team's return to top-flight football.

Rejuvenated TAFIC defeated Calendar Stars 2-1 to remain a contender for automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Coach Saulos said they are taking one game at a time. "I do not want to put my players under unnecessary pressure. I am happy that my players are now motivated and happy. That was not the case when I arrived at the beginning of the season," said Saulos.

His counterpart, Vincent Chikumba, whose team led the game for the better part of the match blamed his charges' lack of decisiveness when dealing with fast crosses from TAFIC' s wings and substitutes.

Chikumba said his team's vision is to win automatic promotion to the Premier League. TAFIC won the tightly contested game after Modise Modipe scored in each half. TAFIC had missed a penalty in the first half but managed to get all the important points through the pacey Modipe.

They are currently sitting at the summit of the league table with 14 points from six matches and yet to lose a match so far while Calendar stars are sixth with seven points from five matches.

The teams: TAFIC: Abednico Morapedi, Thamani Muzila, Ntwakgolo Galemonwe, Shawn Phillip, Nenguba Chakalisa, Nigel Gurire, Mothusi Fanyana, Batisani Mochauza, Modise Modipe, Mompoloki Xhaubayilo, Nicolas Batlang Calendar Stars: Webster jinja, Mooketsi Chiwini, Farai Nelson, Onkarabile Caiphus, Fida Omphile, Doubt Sibanda, Kago Sibanda, Mmilili Isaac, Yashe Dambe, Lucky Simon, Uyapo Tibathuwe

Editor's Comment
Diamond deal demands transparency

Instead, it has sparked a storm of accusations, denials, and unresolved questions about the influence of De Beers on the nation’s politics. Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s claims that the diamond giants bankrolled his removal to dodge taxes – and that the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government watered down a favourable diamond deal – are explosive matters. But without evidence, they risk becoming a toxic distraction from...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up