The Botswana Premier League (BPL) is set to get full autonomy from the Botswana Football Association (BFA). The announcement, which was made by the newly elected BFA President Maclean Letshwiti, will come as great news to the BPL which has always made it known that they want to be independent from the BFA.
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18 Aug 2016
Botswana Football Association leadership has been advised to make meaningful contributions in football and to also make plans ahead of time.
This was said by Debswana Managing Director, Balisi Bonyongo when officially opening the BFA General assembly.
18 Aug 2016
Bulgarian former chess champion and Grandmaster Marian Petrov arrived in Botswana this week on a mission to impart chess skills on the country’s chess stars.
According to the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF), part of Petrov’s mission in the country will be to train and make assessment of both junior and senior players.
18 Aug 2016
Botswana Cycling Association (BCA) had their hands full this past weekend as they held an elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) while also conducting the 2016 Mountain Bike National Championships on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
The AGM was held at the National Stadium warm up area where Mmetla Masire retained the position president, a job he will have for the next 3 years.
14 Aug 2016
There is a glimmer of hope for volleyball teams that have been awaiting the much-punted Capital BMW Motors Cup. Following uncertainties surrounding its staging this year due to ongoing negotiations between the Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) and the sponsors, teams can now have a sigh of relief as the tournament seems to be back in the pipeline.
14 Aug 2016
The recent poor showing by the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) national junior team in the African Youth World Cup qualifiers is causing a headache for the association.
14 Aug 2016
Botswana Badminton Association (BBA) instructor Thuso Mudongo became the country's first badminton coach to graduate with a Diploma in Sports Science after successfully completing a three-month Olympic Solidarity coaching course. The course was held in Budapest, Hungary from the 21st of March to the 10th of June this year.
14 Aug 2016
The 2015/2016 controversy-prone league season has finally ended after long spells of uncertainty after Township Rollers did a 5-1 hatchet job on Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the deciding play-off on Thursday at the Molepolole Sports Complex.
14 Aug 2016
Batswana and the athletics world were left reeling in shock as Botswana’s 800m track star Nijel Amos fizzled out and became the first big hopeful to stumble out of the heats of the Rio 2016 Olympics track events.
14 Aug 2016
The battle for the heart and soul of Botswana football was settled yesterday as delegates voted in a committee to lead local football for the next four years. For many football observers, this was the most fiercely contested battles in living memory. In its wake, it left the local football fraternity divided, battered and in need of healing.
11 Aug 2016
Botswana’s swimming sensation, Naomi Ruele says she is upbeat and eager to impress at Rio when she makes her first appearance at the Rio Olympics this coming weekend. Following some very impressive performances ahead of the Rio Olympics, the 19 year old swimmer says she is now ready to show her worth at the biggest sporting event.
11 Aug 2016
The Confederation of Southern African School Sports Associations (COSASSA) Vice President Technical, Solomon Duiker, says Botswana is ready to host the games.
Speaking to the media following the COSASSA delegation’s tour of facilities where the games will be staged, Duiker said he was happy with the facilities.
11 Aug 2016
Botswana's Olympic new entrant Gavin Mogopa was reduced to a mere spectator after suffering a shock first round defeat in the men's Olympic Judo on Saturday in Brazil's capital Rio de Jeneiro.
Mogopa, who is under the guidance of Sensei Kingsley Segokotlo, made history by becoming the first Motswana Judoka to qualify for summer Olympics.
11 Aug 2016
The president of Botswana Taekwondo Federation (BTF), Vinay Naicker says he is impressed with the way the sport is making inroads within the sporting fraternity. Naicker said this at the inaugural Taekwondo Grassroots championship which was held at the Sir Seretse Khama Junior Secondary School over the weekend.
08 Aug 2016
Football governing body, FIFA secretary general, Fatma Samba, has brushed aside complaints by some Botswana Football Association (BFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) members who had attempted to discredit the association’s president, Tebogo Sebogo.
08 Aug 2016
Five more sport codes - Karate, Softball/Baseball, Climbing, Surfing and Skateboarding - will be added to feature in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after their request was approved by the Olympics board of directors in Brazil three days before the official opening the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.
08 Aug 2016
The Botswana Premier League (BPL) Board has filed an urgent application before court fingering the decision by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) as persecution after reinstating BPL Chief Executive officer (CEO) Bennett Mamelodi.
08 Aug 2016
Mochudi Centre Chiefs’ attempt to avoid appearance before the Botswana Premier League (BPL) Disciplinary Committee (DC) has hit a snag. The Kgatleng side has been summoned by the BPL Prosecutor to appear before the BPL DC to show course why they should not face charges over the failed league title deciding match against archrivals Township Rollers.
08 Aug 2016
The president of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) Tshenolo Maruatona has singled out the lack of league funding as a major obstacle although sponsorships are showered on open championships in the local game.
08 Aug 2016
Pundits and club officials alike are not optimistic that many clubs will comply with club licensing requirements. This comes as the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Botswana Premier League (BPL) delegation prepares to meet Premier League clubs to assess their readiness.
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