Thamaga Festive Challenge adopts late night football

In an interview after the tournament, organiser Tiro Lepotokisi told Mmegi Online that after realising that the attendance was not satisfactory in the morning and afternoon matches, they decided on late night kickoffs during the semi-finals.

He admitted that there were some initial lighting hiccups when they piloted the idea during the semi-finals, but said things all worked out in the final where multitudes came to support their teams. He said they have always dreamt of holding night games but because of lack of resources, the idea seemed farfetched.