The indefinite postponement of the 2017/18 Botswana Premier League (BPL) kick-off has sparked mixed feelings from Botswana Premier League (BPL) affiliated teams. While some feel the postponement gives them extra time to prepare others are aggrieved by the suspension. Team officials complain of losing more money on prolonged pre-season. BPL last week announced the postponement of the BTC Premiership start until further notice. The league was due to start on August 26. The reasons for the postponement are not clear. “The reason for the delay is due to the behind the scenes preparations that are still being made in effort to make the league more exciting,” read the statement. It further said details on the commencement of the league will be communicated in due course. But team officials have stressed that the move is going to negatively impact them going forward. Uniao Flamingo Santos Team Manager Tiro Mokgosi said the suspension of the league start is not good to the teams, especially the newcomers who have no sponsors. Mokgosi said in their case this is affecting them in two ways. He pointed out that with the games not starting, they are bound to struggle to meet the day-to-day running of…
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