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Time for Rowe to engage higher gears

Old horses once again exposed in a 2-1 loss to South Africa. Despite recent calls from the soccer fraternity for Zebras coach, Colwn Rowe, to renovate the national team, he looks unfazed. The same players the coach is overprotecting were, once again, exposed and were to blame when the national team lost to South Africa in an international friendly on Wednesday in Durban. Sunday Standard sports...

South African coach cautions Zebras

South African assistant coach, Pitso Mosimane, has cautioned Botswana over their ever defensive display. Speaking to The Sunday Standard after their 2-1 win over Botswana in Durban on Wednesday, Mosimane said the Zebras have a watertight defence but that does not effectively work for them. “Botswana is an improved country and South Africa always struggles to beat them. It was only in 1993 when...

Is Mochudi Centre Chiefs’ empire crumbling?

Efforts by Kgatleng side, Mochudi Centre Chiefs, to lift the championship trophy for the first time in more than 20 years of their existence might go up in smoke because they are on the verge of losing some of their top players, Sunday Standard has learnt. The players would be following the departed coach, Justice ‘Dubula Dubula’ Sithole, who is reported to be on his way to Namibia to join Orlando...

Rowe’s preliminary squad faces criticism

In 1994, former French coach, Aime Jacquet, was once under a barrage of attacks from the media and some sections of the French sports fraternity accusing him of scrappy selection. That was the time when France was preparing to host the 1998 World Cup, and all the years leading to the tournament were horrible for Jacquet as he was criticized left and right. The notable omissions from the team were...

Southern African teams just making the up numbers

The biennial AFCON gets underway in Ghana on January 20. Almost all the African talent that is ruling the roast in the World’s major leagues will be on display as 16 teams slug it out. Since Africa is where great players are from, many European managers and scouts will, without doubt, be keenly watching the tourney either looking at the progress of their players or searching for future stars. It will...

Rollers to play Kaizer Chiefs

The festivities that characterised Botswana soccer in 2004 might be back early next year. Reports reaching Sunday Standard are that South African top side, Kaizer Chiefs, will lock horns with Township Rollers at the National Stadium in January. The game, a friendly, is scheduled to be played on January 20 when the league in South Africa would be on break because of the Africa Cup of Nations in...

Mmadinare race on and stronger

The annual Mmadinare 10 km Christmas Race celebrates 18 years this year, and the country’s top athletes are expected to grace the occasion. The race that started in 1989 was a big hit in the country only to wane a bit the following years. Organisers of the race have vowed that this year’s race will be spectacular because many sponsors have come on board. One of the race organizers, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba,...

Where are the goals?

In the past, foreign strikers were the toast of the elite league and normally topped scoring charts. The strikers that come to mind include the likes of Joseph Chikoti, Edison Mulubwa, Francis Chisenga, Mandla Balandla, Themba ‘Mandundu’ Lunga and Langson Phiri. A few years down the line, foreigners’ domination was eclipsed by Batswana something that still prevails to date. For the past two seasons,...

Rollers still in an uncomfortable position

Township Rollers are still in an uncomfortable position despite defeating Mogoditshane Fighters by a solitary goal on Thursday. Rollers have played more games than other teams and have only 16 points under their belt. This then means that with the exception of Jwaneng Comets and Nico United all other teams below Rollers have chances of leapfrogging them. Also if Rollers are harbouring hopes of challenging...

Bright year for Major Bright

The curtain is already falling on the year 2007 and undoubtedly it was an action packed one for Botswana sports. All the attention was, however, on football, especially at international level where Botswana made history that will be remembered for many years to come. Also never before in the history of Botswana national football have teams had hectic schedules such as was the case in 2007. Botswana...

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