Ntshingane is gunning for local football's highest seat against incumbent Maclean Letshwiti and former BFA vice president Tariq Babitseng at an elective congress to be held on September 14. Ntshingane, who is currently serving as the first vice...
Letsile Tebogo’s coach, Kebonyemodisa ‘Dose’ Mosimanyane’s life changed forever after his star athlete claimed the 200m gold medal. Mosimanyane struggles to control his emotions as he reflects on a journey that took them to the podium....
Team Botswana has, since its debut in the Olympic Games in 1980, only featured individual sporting codes and is yet to feature in any team sport. Speaking on MmegiOnline's weekly show, Sport On, BNOC's general team manager, Obakeng Ngwigwa,...
The donation was made yesterday during their send-off ceremony held in Phakalane. The amount is an addition to the existing Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) sponsorship. The team left today (Friday) for the World Athletics Junior Championships to...
Galaxy trail 1-0 going into the return leg to be played at the National Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The winner will move closer to the group stages of the Champions League with a two-legged second-round fixture to come. Last Saturday,...
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 team is making its debut at the competition hosted in Blantyre, Malawi.GU had to win against the hosts to book their place in the last four. However, they found themselves behind after just five minutes but Keitumetse Dithebe equalised in the...
Galaxy were visitors to the Namibian side and despite dominating the game for the better part of the match, lost 1-0, thanks to an early goal by Willy 'Awillo' Stephanus. Ramoreboli said his side had the better of chances in the tie but could...
The cyclists endured the toughest terrain covering 620km, which started in Gaborone on Wednesday. They had to deal with crossing winds and heat in Kgalagadi North and Gantsi. The three days challenge, which was organised by the Albert Milton...
The race organiser, Mbakiso Mawila, revealed to SportMonitor that 4, 100 runners had registered for the marathon, which is an increase from the first edition held last year. He also said some registrations that came after the deadline were rejected...
Letsile scooped a gold medal in the 200m, a silver medal in the 4x400m relay and also reached the final for the 100m. Maïga said Tebogo’s gold medal is a landmark achievement, reflecting his dedication and hard work, principles that resonate...
There was an overnight stop in Jwaneng on the first day while yesterday, cyclists paddled along the Kalahari Highway heading to Kang where they put up for the night. The last lap will see the riders head for their final destination in Gantsi where...
The tournament has attracted players from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) spokesperson, Ookeditse Lekang, told MmegiSport that the team is ready for the competition. He said...
The sands of time will forever bear our bigfoot as the small nation that brought the 200m Olympic crown to African soil. This victory reminds us what it means to conquer the insurmountable, the mundane, and the impossible. Thanks to sports, we feel...
Athletics is very much expected to lead Team Botswana in the next edition of the Olympics to be held in Los Angeles, but which other code will be on the plane to the United States, asks MmegiSport Correspondent, KABELO BORANABI (blurb) Boxing has...
Mfolo recently wrote a letter to Matebele ordering the club to release Maponda to Gaborone United (GU). The striker signed a contract extension with Matebele FC in February this year, which runs until May 2026. He then signed a pre-contract with GU...
The Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) has opened the doors to neighbouring countries' teams and the National Stadium will be the centre of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation first legs preliminary rounds of qualifiers. Due to...
The Mares have representation in three teams at the ongoing CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA qualifiers. The competition kicked off yesterday morning at the Mpira Stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, and will run until August 24. A total of eight...
The athletes were greeted by thunderous applause from Batswana who thronged the airport and later filled the National Stadium. By midday, when the Mmegi team passed by the national stadium, hundreds of Batswana had already shown up.At the airport,...
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...
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