The Botswana Premier League is hurtling toward its final moments with a relegation battle that has gripped fans and pundits alike. Six teams find themselves caught in a tense fight to avoid the drop, each with their fate hanging by a thread as the season approaches its climax. For some, survival will be won or lost on the pitch this weekend; for others, it hangs on hope and the missteps of rivals. TAFIC FC, a...

The upcoming Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) awards are expected to celebrate one of the country’s most successful sporting years, with athletes, coaches and administrators being recognised for their hard work and achievements across different sporting codes. Speaking ahead of the awards ceremony, Botswana’s Minister of Sport and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng said the country has a lot to celebrate following strong performances by local athletes in regional and international competitions. Kelebeng said the awards come...

The Botswana Football League (BFL) is grappling with severe financial difficulties as the season nears its conclusion, with three matches still remaining. Sources close to the Lekidi football center reveal that the league office has failed to pay staff salaries for April, as it scrambles to find alternative funding. This is not the first time the league has faced such challenges. Last December, salary payments were also delayed, with Jwaneng Galaxy and Sua Flamingoes stepping...

As Botswana prepares to host the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, tensions between athletes and sports administrators have escalated over issues of allowances, incentives, and welfare. According to sources close to the matter, members of Team Botswana have threatened to withdraw from camp, raising concerns about potential disruption to what is one of the country’s most significant sporting events. At the heart of the dispute lie concerns about camp allowances and unpaid incentives linked to...

Athletics has once again asserted its growing dominance on Botswana’s national sporting stage. The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) recently announced the nominees for the 45th Botswana Sports Awards, with the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) emerging as the standout organization, securing eight nominations. The list, released last week, reflects a season in which athletics continued to deliver medals, international recognition, and elite performances. Other sports, including football, tennis, judo, swimming, and chess, also earned nods....

The Botswana’s premier track stars will be notably absent from this year’s FNB Golden Grand Prix, dealing a significant blow to the continental meet’s prestige ahead of its kickoff tomorrow (Sunday). Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, 400m world champion Collen Kebinatshipi, and relay standout Bayapo Ndori have all withdrawn from the event, with organisers citing unresolved disputes over appearance fees. Glody Dube, founder of Golden Door Sports Agency and organizer of the Golden Grand Prix,...

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has unveiled a sweeping 10-year strategic plan aimed at reshaping the nation’s football landscape with ambitious benchmarks for the Zebras, the Mares, and grassroots player development by 2036. Central to this vision is a decisive shift: Botswana intends no longer to be a sporadic contender on the African football stage but to establish itself as a steadfast competitor among the continent’s elite. This initiative, dubbed the BFA Strategic Framework 2036,...

Eric Ookame, a forward for the Zebras senior national football team, was deported from Egypt back to Botswana after immigration authorities reportedly discovered that he was traveling on a fraudulent visa. Ookame was in transit to Morocco, where he plays for Mouloudia Club Oujda FC, intending to rejoin his club after fulfilling his national team duties. This publication can exclusively reveal that the incident occurred on April 3, highlighting a complex situation involving travel documentation...