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TAFIC survives relegation

THE GREAT ESCAPE: TAFIC have retained their Debswana First Division North status PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
THE GREAT ESCAPE: TAFIC have retained their Debswana First Division North status PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The city of Francistown has received another boost following the win of former Premier League giants, TAFIC in the play-offs that ended yesterday in Serowe.

The second city recently faced a depressing future when TAFIC, one of the local clubs with a large following faced relegation after finishing second from the bottom in the Debswana First Division North league.

However, Eleven Angels brought smiles back to football lovers from the region when they gained promotion to the Premier League through a play-off. Eleven Angels’ promotion gave another TAFIC a lifeline when they left a spot in the second tier league. The spot was to be battled by three sides, TAFIC, Super Stars and Zowa United.

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Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

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