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Zambian gay rights dispute erupts over football
A proposal by Zambian football authorities to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians has kicked off a dispute over homosexuality, which is illegal in the country and widely seen as immoral. The...
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BFA pushes for decentralisation
When campaigning for Botswana Football Association (BFA) presidency, Maclean Letshwiti put grassroots soccer development as his number one priority once elected. In line with that and seemingly living...
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I will deliver - Ndaw
He had his first contract with a team in Europe when he was just 18 years old. The Senegal national Pape Abdoulaye Ndaw’s arrival at Township Rollers was expected to help the team progress further with...
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Gunners mourn chairman’s death
The Extension Gunners family is mourning the passing away of team chairman Phenyo Gothaang. According to reports, Gothaang was involved in a car accident on Saturday that brought about his demise. It...
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Leadership crisis at BAA
Three executive committee members have resigned from Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) executive as internal strife escalates. President Moses Bantsi, his vice Rowland Masalila and Secretary General...
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Kwesé Free Sports goes LIVE in Botswana
Kwesé Free Sports (KFS) has added to its already impressive 80 million pan-African viewership with the launch of the channel in Botswana. This increases KFS’ reach to 24 countries, cementing it as...
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Letshwiti appoints loyalist as CEO
Botswana Football Association (BFA) leadership announced the appointment of Ookeditse Malesu this week as the new Chief Executive Officer; a move seen by close observers as part of the ongoing efforts...
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Diacore athletes impressive
The organisers of the Gaborone Diacore Marathon (DGM) are happy with progress shown by athletes taking part in the DGM athlete programme. The athletes continue to do well in national and international...
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Setshedi Botlole-Mmopi, the coach for the U21 national team, says preparations for the World Netball Youth Cup are going well despite few challenges. The WYNC is going to be played in Gaborone,...
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Zebras slip further down
The Zebras are plunging down FIFA World Rankings. The recently released rankings have placed the Zebras at position 116 in the world. This translates to a one-step slip down the ladder from the...
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BAA executive dissolved
The failed motion of no confidence on former Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) Secretary General Legojane Kebaitse at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) a fortnight ago has come back to haunt the...
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Hayatou faces stiff challenge
Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou will face a rare challenge on Thursday as he stands for an eighth term at the helm of the African game when CAF hold their Congress in the...
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Ahmad 34; Hayatou 20: CAF’s new president!
Madagascan upstart Ahmad has managed what had seemed impossible for many years and beat Issa Hayatou to become the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) president on Thursday. The 70-year-old...
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Crosbie, Montsho boost Lady K marathon
Lady Khama Charitable Trust revealed that Botswana’s top athletes in Amantle Montsho and Dakar Rally’s first Motswana Vincent Crosbie will feature in their annual fundraising marathon on April 9. Lady...
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Sebele targets World champs
Botswana’s 100m sensation Tsaone Sebele says she intends to qualify for the 2017 IAAF World Championships billed for London on August 4-13. Sebele finished third on an ASA speed series at Bloemfontein...
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Pro-boxing reawakens
Bond Boxing Promotions is bringing a professional boxing fight to Botswana on April 21, 2017 after about two years without a professional fight. The main bout will be between Botswana’s Tefo...
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Athletes ignore boardroom wars
The boardroom debacle at the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has not filtered down to athletes. The BAA executive has been dissolved following a dramatic AGM where a motion of no confidence failed...
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Debswana unveils P1.2m for netball team
Debswana Diamond Company has announced a P1.2m sponsorship towards the preparations of the national U-21 netball team for the coming 2017 Netball World Youth Cup to be held in Gaborone in July....
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Masilo doing wonders in 400m
Local 800m sensation Boitumelo Masilo seems to be one of the athletes who are in great form this season as he ran 45.69 on night series held at Gemstone South Africa on Wednesday. Masilo was amongst...
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Stanbic supports swimming
Stanbic Bank Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment towards grassroots development of swimming by sponsoring the North vs South Swimming Gala to the tune of P25 000. The gala brought together leading...
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