Choppies’ P3.7m windfall for football
The dream to enhance football development in the country was this week given a major boost after retail giant Choppies unveiled P3.7 million for Botswana Football Association’s (BFA) Elite Youth...
View ArticleP1m for Diacore winner!
As the Diacore Gaborone Marathon (DGM) continues to grow in leaps and bounds, exciting changes are equally galore. This year the marathon organisers have put a P1 million price tag for the winner of...
View ArticleBNOC defends Makwala
Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) CEO Tuelo Serufho called an impromptu press conference on Friday to deal with issues of alleged doping by some of the country’s top athletes. This was after a...
View ArticleRegion 5 games logo unveiled
Preparations for the upcoming AUSC Region 5 Youth Games, which will be hosted in Botswana in December 2018, have started. The games’ Local Organising Committee (LOC) which was unveiled this week has...
View ArticleGaealafshwe chases Fide Master title
The Metropolitan National Chess Championship defending champions Candidate Master Barileng Gaealafshwe has vowed to defend his title. Gaealafshwe, who is the 2017 champion, says it is very important...
View ArticleNare: I have done nothing wrong
Suspended Orapa United assistant coach Daniel Nare has absolved himself from any wrong doing that could have led to his suspension. Nare was suspended by the team’s management on Tuesday for alleged...
View ArticleRollers unstoppable
With Township Rollers about to break into the CAF Championship League, club officials have attributed the recent good performance of the team to good preparations. This week Rollers beat Tanzania’s...
View ArticleBCA applauded for its development drive
Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) has received accolades from the ICC–Africa Regional Development Manager Patricia Kambarami for its impressive grassroot development drive. Kambarami, who was in the...
View ArticleHope for Women football
Women football has for a long time been overlooked as compared to their male counterparts’ game. However, this could soon be a thing of the past if all goes according to Botswana Football Association’s...
View ArticleRegion 5 Youth Games LOC calls for sponsors
The 2018 Gaborone Region 5 Youth Games Local Organising Committee has made calls towards the private sector to come on board to help them host memorable and successful games. Speaking at a press...
View ArticleZakhem taking break from football
Despite reports linking him to BTC Premiership hopefuls Notwane FC, Nikolas Zakhem has revealed that he will not be involved with football for some time. Zakhem exclusively told this publication this...
View ArticleRollers happy with draw
The CAF Champion’s League group stage draw which was conducted on Wednesday has pitted Township Rollers with African football giants Al-Ahly of Egypt, Esperance de Tunis from Tunisia as well as Kampala...
View ArticleDown to the wire!
• BTC Premiership champion to be decided in the last game • Rollers in Tunisia to play Esperance in CAF Championship • Galaxy, Township Rollers neck on neck -separated by two points BTC premiership...
View ArticleTime Adventure Challenge for July
Time Projects will host its annual Time Adventure Challenge on Sunday 8 July at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve. The event is in its fifth year. All entry fees and sponsorship proceeds go to charity. Time...
View ArticleDe Beers empowers youth
The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has commended De Beers Group for its support to youth empowerment and sport development in Botswana. Speaking at a ceremony to welcome 2018 Diacore Marathon...
View Article2018 World Cup fever
Coca Cola Botswana recently hosted a promotional launch of the 2018 World Cup at the Masa Square Rooftop in Gaborone. Coca Cola invited their different stakeholders including the local retired players...
View ArticleRollers coach vows to fight back
Despite a 1-4 defeat to Tunisian giants Esperance Sportive on Tuesday night, Township Rollers head coach Nikola Kavazovic has vowed that his team still have ‘one more miracle’ to show in the CAF...
View ArticleWomen take centre stage
After four years of intense, expensive and draining preparations, the 7th International Working Group (IWG) on Women in Sport Conference finally got underway in Gaborone this week, with women showing...
View ArticleZebras take on Angola
Township Rollers’ on-form goalkeeper Mwampole Masule is leading the national team’s defence at the COSAFA Castle Cup that gets underway in Limpopo, South Africa from today (Sunday). The tournament was...
View ArticleBotswana to host Africa Women’s Sevens tournament
Botswana will host the 2018 Africa Women’s Sevens tournament over two days starting on Saturday. Ten national teams will be competing for the title of African Champions and to qualify for the next...
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