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Da Rosa is expected to be in charge for six months but subject to renewal. Sources told Mmegi Sport that da Rosa will arrive in the country in time for the start of the World Cup qualifiers on November 13. Botswana will play back-to-back home...

Da Rosa is in charge of Al-Taraji, a second division side in Saudi Arabia but is reportedly on the verge of leaving. The nomadic coach has previously coached Simba SC of Tanzania and has had numerous coaching jobs that have seen him handling eight...

The award carries a R100,000 cash prize. Last season’s relegated sides, Extension Gunners, Mogoditshane Fighters and Prisons XI received P82,500 each for their sweat over 30 games.Mbunjana and other players who emerged as men of the match during...

Bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi indicated last month that their tour of duty will end on September 30, three days after CAF decided on the winning bid.“We will, however, extend by a few days if need be,” he said at the time the...

Goals either side of the half from Tumisang Orebonye and substitute Lemogang Maswena were enough to give Mogomotsi 'Teenage' Mpote's charges a much needed win after indifferent results. Orebonye nodded home in the first half after a...

The area has probably the highest bar density in the whole country. Roughly the size of the National Stadium, Block 6 complex is home to no less than 20 outlets serving adult beverages.Approaching the multi-building complex from a westerly direction...

It must be noted that cutting teams is not a new concept. It dates back to a meeting held in a conference room at Bosele Hotel in Selebi-Phikwe in 2008. That meeting of football brains emerged with what became known as the Bosele Declaration.Among...

The good Zebras' memories are fast disappearing in the rear view mirror as the euphoric moments of 2012 fade into the distant past.Last year in November, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) handed Mpote the task to recreate the beautiful...

. Reports in Zimbabwe indicate the two countries will play each other in Harare, but BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo said there was no such arrangement. "We do not have any agreement to play Zimbabwe," Mfolo told Mmegi Sport this...

But in the excitement of hosting the first ever BFA awards, some logic appears to have been lost. The awards, like in any contest, brewed some shockers due to the manner in which the competition was tailored. For starters, awards that are given based...

On Wednesday, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare accused CAF of “shifting goalposts” during the process of determining the bid winners. East African countries Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a joint bid, won the...

Botswana was in the running to host the tournament but a joint bid comprising, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda emerged as the winner. There were complaints over how the process was handled by CAF, including concerns over lack of transparency.This...

At 2:30pm Monday, a Botswana delegation boarded an Ethiopian Airlines flight destined for the Egyptian capital, Cairo.The crew, on a mission to land Botswana the rights to host the 2027 AFCON finals, took to the skies amidst rising optimism but...

The price for the 569-page document had faced criticism, but Ruben Reddy, the owner of the South African company, stated that the cost was justified. "The proposal to prepare the bid book is based on a resource plan and associated costs to undertake...

Ashford Mamelodi, the Bidco chairperson who was part of Botswana's delegation to the Egyptian capital, voiced dissatisfaction with CAF's procedures. “It was a big blow given our overall investment in the project.We gave it our all. I wish...