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  • CAF proposal will see BFA president earn P2.6million

    As CAF prepares to hold its elections, and with Motsepe almost guaranteed another dance in office, the South African billionaire is about to dangle an irresistible carrot.This week, Motsepe, addressing guests during the 2024 CAF Executive Programme...

  • 'Sunday' soccer has its own space

    It appeared to be the right move as particularly KBL's Black Label brand is consumed in considerable volumes during Sunday soccer. The growth of social soccer outside the official football structures led to some arguing it could overtake...

  • The winning feeling is back

    Since the evening of August 8 when Botswana won another Olympic Games medal, Gaborone United’s Red Roses reached the final of the COSAFA CAF Champions League qualifier while Orapa United and Jwaneng Galaxy both advanced to the next round of their...

  • Tebogo has Michael Johnson written all over him

    Yes, other greats, because what he has already done has elevated him to the top table of athletics’ finest. While Tebogo has at some stage been compared to the greatest sprinter to grace the global tracks, Usain Bolt, he seems to have certain...

  • After swinging sideways, Ntshingane fixes eyes on the big one

    On saturday, Masego Ntshingane became the first of three Botswana Football Association (BFA) presidential candidates to publicly launch his manifesto. This marks another swivel action in Ntshingane's fast moving career as a football...

  • GU, Rollers derby to open new FNB Premiership season

    The Botswana Football League (BFL) released the 2024–2025 season fixtures today, with the clash between GU and Rollers the highlight of day one. The season ahead is expected to be exciting as there is a title sponsor, FNB Botswana for the first...

  • The 19.46 secs that re-defined a nation

    It will take ages for the 2024 Paris euphoria to settle following Botswana's impressive haul of a silver and gold medal, the best return since the Moscow debut in 1980. The feeling of undiluted joy has been overwhelming, with sport emphatically...

  • Athletics deserves preferential treatment

    For long, there has been corridor debate on whether to implement targeted funding in light of athletics' success over the years. The code has towered head and shoulders above the rest in the last 15 years. It is the only code that has produced a...

  • One can't help but admire Lyles' comparative arrogance

    In fact number eight recorded 9.91, which at one stage was the junior world record, providing sufficient proof of how fast and furious the race was. Tebogo was sixth and even that sixth was sufficient to produce a national record of 9.86 as the...

  • The borderless challenge of running a club

    Clubs have resisted calls to reduce the Premier League from 16 to 12 teams. However, recent developments have seen two teams facing an uncertain future, which could leave the assembly with 14 sides for the time being. VTM and Masitaoka are amongst...

  • Crushing wins for Motaosane, Mmusi

    Four candidates were vying for the right to represent the ruling party in the parliamentary contest at the next general election. But eyes were on the battle between Motaosane and first-time entrant, Lepotokisi. When The Monitor crew made random...

  • Botswana snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

    The country's top-ranked player, Denzel Seetso, was just four points shy of sending the National Tennis Centre crowd into a delirium, but the glorious moment froze and never arrived. MmegiSport Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE was on the witness stand...

  • Concern as Masitaoka follow VTM out

    In fact, BFL CEO, Bennett Mamelodi said his office has not been officially informed about the two club's departure.A fortnight ago, VTM dropped a bombshell as its director, Vincent Mafuta told journalists that the club will cease to operate as a...

  • Axed quartet's future rests on Appeals Committee

    The BFA will go to the polls to elect a new committee on September 14, but the Elections Committee's vetting process claimed four prominent scalps. Presidential hopefuls, Tariq Babitseng and Masego Ntshingane were axed from the contest although...

  • Botswana a step closer to Davis Cup promotion

    Both teams were unbeaten going into the final Pool C of the Davis Cup Group V matches and the winner was guaranteed a place in today's semi-finals. The two teams that will progress to the final will be promoted to the Africa Group IV, with...

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