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The never closing north-south gap

North vs South: Gaborone United battling it out against TAFIC last season PIC: GU
North vs South: Gaborone United battling it out against TAFIC last season PIC: GU

Bar the 2015–2016 season, Botswana’s premier league has always had a higher number of teams from the south than the north and the trend will continue in the next campaign. The imbalance is probably an indication of Gaborone’s economic pull as most of the clubs are located in and around the capital, writes MQONDISI DUBE

In the last decade, only once has the Premiership witnessed an even number of teams from both the south and north. Teams from the north are considered as those from across the Dibete cordon fence. It is the fence that defines the north and south divide, although rivalry has not really been defined along geographical location.

The most intense rivalries are actually concentrated in the south, where most of the teams are found. There is the Gaborone derby, Township Rollers against Gaborone United, whilst Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Jwaneng Galaxy are amongst the teams that add to a strong lineup found in the south.

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