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Young Stars target league title

AERIAL BATTLE: Notwane and Young Stars' players tussle for the ball during the Debswana First Division South encounter played at SSG ground on Saturday PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
AERIAL BATTLE: Notwane and Young Stars' players tussle for the ball during the Debswana First Division South encounter played at SSG ground on Saturday PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Young Stars head coach, Andrew Tlou believes his side has all it takes to clinch the Debswana First Division South league title and automatically gain promotion to the Premier League. The Jwaneng based side currently sits at the summit of the league table with 12 points from five matches.

They have won four games and lost only one, scoring 11 goals in the process. “I believe so (winning the league) because I have got young boys. I am playing with Under-23s and only a few over-aged players. I think they are about three, four five.

But most of them are young boys. I have four players that are playing for the Under-20 national team,” he said. Tlou said all they need now is keep pushing them hard and results will keep coming. He also said they will tale each game as it comes but will aim to collect maximum points in each game. “If it is not possible then we can settle for a draw. We will always try our best to get positive results,” he said.


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