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CAF inspectors were in the country from last week Thursday to get a first hand feel of what Botswana has to offer compared to what the other rivals have. Briefing the media midweek, bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi expressed his confidence...

The bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi gave a progress update during a media briefing in Gaborone this week. “Government will re-prioritise. Already you know how much noise there was about how much we had to pay for the bid book. We still...

At the close of nomination in May only Botswana, Egypt, Algeria and a joint effort from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda had been submitted.Egypt later pulled out. However, when the bid committee travelled to Abidjan to try and convince delegates during...

Briefing the media in Gaborone today, bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi said the inspectors will be treated as 'VVIP' with Botswana targeting a lasting impression.Omar El Ghiati from CAF will be in the company of auditors, Adam...

At the end of May, doomsayers were within their rights to predict a bleak future for Popa outside their ‘Mr Moneybag’, Jagdish Shah.But the club has shown sheer will and determination to succeed amid a difficult operating environment for most...

After the disappointment of seeing favourite Amantle Montsho finish fourth in the final of the 400m, hopes of a first ever Olympic Games medal during the London 2012 competition hung on the then largely unknown 18-year-old Amos.Most had given up,...

Hamlet had been looking for such a glorious moment to avenge his father’s death and this was the gilt-edged opportunity he had long been waiting for. But Hamlet hesitates, if he kills Claudius in his moment of prayer, it will be useless.Why?...

Angara had served the BCA since 2015 and ‘quietly’ left his post with no public announcement from the association.Reports are that the Zimbabwean coach, Timoni has already been roped with the BCA yet to make an announcement. BCA vice chairperson,...

But that is a debate for the latter part of today’s column. For the uninitiated, the BFA recently sent a reminder to clubs that they should not sign foreign players with less than three national team caps. Those caps can be earned from any age...

Technical bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi said the itinerary of the delegation has not been shared. “The CAF team of inspectors is expected in Botswana for three days from July 20-22, 2023. Further details are awaited from CAF regarding...

The BFA sent out a reminder to clubs yesterday through a communiqué, on the rules and regulations about the signing of foreign players.Rollers have been the most active team in the winter transfer window, bringing in three South African players,...

As the roll call of Botswana’s sport was read out last week, unsurprisingly the most loved and adored child was missing. Football is the country’s most followed sport but has for ages found it difficult to produce an elite list deemed good enough...

Botswana is one of the countries bidding to host the 2027 tournament.There is competition from Egypt, Algeria, and a joint bid from East African countries, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The CAF executive meeting in Rabat comes days before the...

The voyage has been smooth, judging from the outside that is, as the club has made impressive signings, eclipsing their more ‘stable’ rivals in the market. On Saturday, the club organised a family fun day as the blue nation rallies behind a side...

In the next three seasons, the 16-team assembly will shed four sides on a permanent basis as the league returns to a format that existed pre-2004. The Premier League was then forced into a populist stance to increase teams from 12 to 16 in a move...