Moeng was recruited from Security Systems and had a stint with BDF XI before a move to Namibia. Gammu on the other hand was a long-serving member of the former national champions, Double Action. The duo has over the years enjoyed a squad player role in the Mares' squad and was a part of the teams that qualified for the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). According to the players' representative, Katlego Maphorisa of Orlange Sports Management, Moeng and Gammu left for Namibia on Thursday and could make FC Ongos' CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA qualifiers squad.
"We have been engaged with their respective clubs over the release of the two players but finally everything was concluded today (Wednesday) and unfortunately the team wanted them to join them tomorrow (Thursday). They have signed one-year contracts with FC Ongos," said Maphorisa. The Mares will now have six players plying their trade abroad. The Namibian WSL is seen as a budding championship in the region with the players' average minimum set at P2,000 with an addition of other incentives that include accommodation and transport allowances. FC Ongos are currently preparing to make their debut in the Champions League regional qualifiers to be held in Malawi from August 15-24. Last month the team made a bid for Mares' midfielder-cum-defender, Thanda Mokgabo who recently left Yasa Queens in Zambia. Mokgabo, however, opted to remain in Zambia as she penned a one-year contract with Zambian champions, Green Buffaloes, and she will be playing the CAF Champions League regional qualifiers next week.
Mokgabo is likely to face her Mares' teammates in the group stages as Green Buffaloes are drawn in Group A alongside FC Ongos, Herentals Queens (Zimbabwe), and University of Western Cape (UWC) FC (South Africa). This publication is further informed that Double Action duo of forward, Lesego Radiakanyo and midfielder, Obonetse Rathari, have attracted interest from Morocco, although Maphorisa could not confirm the reports. The pair are said to have been offered a monthly salary of between P8,000 and P12,000, and Maphorisa has hinted that clubs are not quick to release the players as the local women's football league is still at amateur level. "I would not know about the two players but one thing we have realised as an athlete management agency is that, our league is still amateur and the other leagues are professional. So when there is interest from abroad, local clubs stand to benefit nothing hence sometimes they are not as quick to release the players, especially the key players," said Maphorisa.
He, however, remained optimistic that more local women footballers would be making the moves abroad as there is an increased interest in the local crop. "We at Orlange Sports Management have realised that local women's football is doing well, as you may know, we will once again be competing in the WAFCON next year. However, they play at the amateur level locally and we came up with an idea to try to push our players to land professional contracts abroad. We realised that there are no licensed agencies in Botswana, so we would not be able to help sell the players and we decided to go into agreement with Elite Talent in South Africa. We started looking for teams mostly abroad," said Maphorisa.
