Thin chances as Calendar Stars run out of days

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 50 Views |

Calendar Stars lost 1-0 to Morupule Wanderers at the Francistown City Council Stadium on Saturday. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

FRANCISTOWN: The 2025-2026 FNB Premiership clock is ticking, and for Calendar Stars, the pages of their survival story are fast running out.

The team's head coach, Joseph Mokgacha did not dress it up after yet another damaging defeat over the weekend, saying the chances are now “very thin.”

The Saturday afternoon’s 1-0 loss to Morupule Wanderers at the Francistown City Council Stadium felt less like a setback and more like a closing chapter in a season that has refused to turn in Stars’ favour.

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