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LKC’s Jaguars off to Wales
The Managing Director of Lavendar Projects (Company owning LKC), Garry Wills, has said they are looking to develop world class rugby players at Livingstone Kolobeng College (LKC). Wills said the...
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Mascom parts ways with BVF
Mascom Wireless Pty Ltd has parted ways with Botswana Volleyball Federation. This comes as the wireless network provider giants decided not to renew the Mascom volleyball league sponsorship which came...
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Kutlwano shine at awards
Kutlwano Volleyball Club has continued show its class in local volleyball as they dominated the Thursday’s Mascom Volleyball awards. Players from both the male and female Kutlwano teams were stars of...
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Will Zapata save GU?
Gaborone United (GU) have tended in recent years to project an image of professionalism not seen in other clubs but continued to falter on the pitch. This season boardroom fallouts have added to their...
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Rollers warned
It is common knowledge that some teams in Botswana are transforming from amateur to semi-professional and professional levels. This transition requires different models of governance and operation....
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Galaxy coach humbled by award
Jwaneng Galaxy head coach Philani Mabena has been voted beMOBILE premier league coach of the month for January. This has not come as a surprise looking at the performance Galaxy has displayed lately....
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Rollers’ majority speak
The Township Rollers community has finally spoken about the team’s future; by electing a new executive committee and endorsing a commercialisation model at the weekend’s Annual General Meeting. The...
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BCF improves selection criteria
editors@thepatriot.co.bw Selections of players to national teams are often met with criticism from fans who question the exclusion of some players. To avoid this Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) has...
View ArticleThero remembered
Botswana football is mourning the death of one of its favourite sons - Thero Gaadingwe. The former Gaborone United and national team player met his death when he suffered from a cardiac arrest...
View ArticleMY WORD ON SUNDAY: Sexwale took Africa for granted
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has dumped its own and chosen to go with Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. South Africa’s freedom fighter businessman Tokyo Sexwale has been a very...
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Best female pitcher
She is currently one of the best pitchers in the country. At just 24 years Mantho Pearl Mojeremane is soaring high. She aims to playing in countries like USA or Japan which performs far much better at...
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Rollers trouble not over
It seems it will take some time for peace to be restored at Township Rollers Football Club. It was hoped that Rollers’ last weekend Annual General Meeting (AGM) would restore order in the team but that...
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GU out of CAF
Botswana will not be represented in this year’s CAF competitions as Gaborone United pulled the plug in the eleventh hour. GU management announced on Monday that the team will not be taking part in the...
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V-ball ladies at Olympic qualifiers
Hopes are high as Botswana sends a strong National Volleyball ladies’ team to Yaoundé, Cameroon for the 2016 Rio Olympics qualifiers. The team left the country on Tuesday for the games that run from...
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Chess making strides
Local chess seems to be making strides as the number of titled and rated players continues to grow every year. Besa Masaiti is the latest to add to the tally this week as a Woman Candidate Master title...
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I am no authoritarian - Okaile
Since he took over the chairmanship at Gaborone United (GU), things have not been that smooth. He took over at a time when there were high hostilities in the team. But Rapula Okaile has not been...
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Volleyball can do better - Popo
Kutlwano Volleyball Club women’s team coach Dopp Popo says local volleyball could grow in leaps and bounds should there be a rigorous marketing campaign to take it to the people. According to Popo,...
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Moloi in no man’s island
Mochudi Centre Chiefs striker Keabetswe Moloi will continue watching football from the stands pending the resolution of his transfer case. Moloi had lodged a case with Botswana Football Association...
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Chickening out
Football administrators and analysts have condemned the withdrawal of local teams from the 2016 Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. They say the move dents the image of Botswana...
View ArticleGearing for Olympics
Botswana Boxing Association (BOBA) has stepped up preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympic qualifiers. Seven boxers made up of five men and two ladies, who have been in camp locally since November, left...
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