Botswana Premier League (BPL) has expressed concern that Gilport Lions’ failure to honor games might have negative impact on the league, its sponsors and other stakeholders.
The concerns come as Lions has, for a second time this season, failed to honour a league fixture.
Ofentse Nato’s club, Atletico De Kolkata are on the verge of reaching the finals of the Indian Super League (ISL). This comes after the former ISL champions enjoyed a 3-2 win over MumbaI City F.C in the first semi final of the two legged encounter.
Botswana National Under 20 boys football team coach George Mogopodi has called for his team to be kept together as a unit to help ease their transition to the Under 23 national team.
Mogopodi’s call came after he witnessed his team give their most spirited performance despite succumbing to a 1 – 0 defeat at the hands of neighbours South Africa
Tati Sporting Club (TASC)’s Head Coach, Onalenna Kgomela, is optimistic his side will survive relegation from the Debswana First Division North League (DFDNL).
The erstwhile Francistown football powerhouse is languishing at the bottom of the DFDNL log and yet to win a game from the ten matches they have played so far this season.
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) Secretary General (SG), Kitso Kemoeng’s days with the football institution hang in the balance with the football body’s “not-so-sure” leadership being able to confirm whether the disciplinary committee assembled to sort out maladministration allegations against him has recommended his dismissal.
The Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) will next year up the ante in their efforts to professionalise local cricket.
BCA have intentions to stipulate a minimum of 100 overs of play each day which will comprise of three sessions of 2hr:15min. The idea is to conceptualise the need to play longer which is the international trend in cricket.
The Botswana Premier league Chief Executive Officer’s (BPL CEO), Bennet Mamelodi, will know his fate tomorrow when the Botswana Football Association National Executive Committee (BFA NEC) makes its final verdict.
Mamelodi was suspended on allegations of maladministration and was to pave the way for a forensic audit to take place without his interference.
The dispute between Botswana Football Association (BFA) and former national under 23 gaffer Keitumetse “Pio” Paul will be resolved soon the two parties have reached an out of court settlement Sunday Standard has established.
The long-running dispute emanates from Paul’s litigation efforts of defamation and unpaid entitlements by the BFA after he was sacked some 18 months ago.
It was during an interview with one local radio station when Gaborone United (GU) coach Rodolfo Zapata said his team “plays football while others play soccer”.
For many, these utterances were a viewed as a slight on other teams by the Argentinian coach. As GU struggled through the first few games this season, Zapata’s utterances became a butt of many a jokes.
Long-serving Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) administrator Glody Dube has resigned from the association.
The official resignation brings to an end several weeks of uncertainty over the future of Dube at the BAA.
