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Top sides test grit for pre-season friendlies

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Premier League sides, Jwaneng Galaxy and Mochudi Centre chiefs featured in a four-team pre-season tournament hosted at Olympia Park in South Africa PIC.MCC

With the new football season on the horizon, local giants Mochudi Centre Chiefs, Jwaneng Galaxy, Gaborone United and Township Rollers have stepped up their preparations by a string of high-profile friendlies both at home and across the border.

Mochudi Centre Chiefs have been amongst the busiest during the off-season, featuring in three notable friendly matches that signalled a renewed intent.

Magosi suffered narrow 1–0 defeats to North West University in Gaborone and South African second-tier outfit Orbit College FC in Rustenburg over the weekend.

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