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2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup
The 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as the Mascom Top 8 Season 5, was the fifth edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 29 October 2015 to 23 April 2016 by the top eight teams from the 2014-15 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Orapa United. Gaborone United were the defending champions but were eliminated by BDF XI in the quarterfinals. Orapa United went on to win the tournament, making them the first ever northern team to win the Mascom Top 8 Cup. History The 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the only domestic tournament played in Botswana since the FA Cup was not contested. The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. This honour was won by Orapa United. Prize money * Champions: P1 200 000 * Runners up: P550 000 * Semifinalists: P300 000 * Quarterfinalists: P170 000 Format The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue. Three points were aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaborone United
Gaborone United Sporting Club (GU) is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the only professional sporting club in Botswana. Its official sponsor is Bank Gaborone, who signed a three-year deal at the beginning of the 2022-23 season. It is run and owned partly by Soccer Dynamics. Gaborone United play their home games at several venues. Honors * Botswana Premier League: 7 ** 1967, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1990, 2009, 2022 * Botswana Challenge Cup: 7 ** 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2012, 2020 *Botswana Independence Cup: 8 ** 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993 * Mascom Top 8 Cup: 2 ** 2013, 2015 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearance ::2010 - Second Round :: 2022/23 - Preliminary Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances ::1987 - Preliminary Round ::1991 - Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2010 - Second Round of 16 *CAF Cup: 2 appearances ::1994 - First Round ::1998 - withdrew in First Round Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogoditshane
Mogoditshane is a town located in the Kweneng District of Botswana. Population Its population was 14,246 at the 2001 census, and 57,637 at the 2011 census. Gaborone It is in conurbation to the capital Gaborone, whose agglomeration is now home to 421,907 inhabitants, at the 2011 census. Local Football Team The football team is the Mogoditshane Fighters. See also *List of cities in Botswana The following is a list of cities and towns in Botswana with population of over 3,000 citizens. State capitals are shown in boldface. References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities In Botswana Botswana, List of cities in Botswana Citie ... References Populated places in Botswana Kweneng District {{Botswana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madinda Ndlovu
Madinda Ndlovu (born 2 May 1965) is a Zimbabwean former footballer and manager currently in charge of Botswana Premier League club Gaborone United. He is generally considered one of the greatest Zimbabwean players of all time. After retiring Ndlovu began his managerial career as head coach of his boyhood club Highlanders in 1998. He first came to Botswana as the manager of Township Rollers in 2005 but lasted only two seasons before joining fellow Botswana Premier League club Nico United, helping them to a highest-ever league finish. Honours Manager Highlanders, 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... Mochudi Centre Chiefs * Botswana Premier League:2 :: 2011-12, 2012-13 Township Rollers * Botswana Premier League:1 :: 2013-14 Orapa United * Mascom Top 8 Cup: 1 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segolame Boy
Segolame Boy (born 7 November 1992) is a Motswana footballer who plays as a midfielder for Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League. Segolame Boy was first spotted representing a Selibe-Phikwe local side in the constituency tournaments, the lowest level of Botswana football. Having impressed talent scouts, he was signed by Serowe-based club Miscellaneous and would spend two seasons with them plying his trade in the Botswana Premier League. In 2014 he moved to Premier League giants Township Rollers and quickly became a mainstay in their first eleven, even attracting attention from the more lucrative South African Premier Division. In just five years with the Gaborone club Boy won four Premier League titles, a Mascom Top 8 Cup, and was part of the history-making Rollers squad which played in the 2018 CAF Champions League group stage, cementing his name in Rollers folklore. International career Boy made his Botswana debut aged 21 in 2014 under then coach Peter Butler (foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otse
Otse is a village in the South-East District of Botswana. It is located 60 km south of Gaborone, along the Gaborone–Lobatse road and close to the border with South Africa. This village is home to the Balete people who are related to those in Ramotswa, Gabane and Mogobane Mogobane References South-East District (Botswana) Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub .... The population was 7,636 in 2011 census. Geography Otse is surrounded by hills most notably the ancestral Baratani hill. Demographics Attractions * Three historical site: *Lentswe la Baratani; This is a hill found in Otse village which has a many local legends attached to it. There is a legend about young lovers who went missing on, it is said the two were denied a chance to be together by their parents, but their love was too strong to be separated, one legend says that there is an enormous snake, possibly an African python living in the hill which ate them. Lentswe la Baratani Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana Police XI SC
Botswana Police XI Sporting Club is a football (soccer) club from Botswana based in village of Otse southern of Gaborone. Achievements *Botswana Premier League : 1 ::2006 * Botswana FA Cup : 1 ::1983 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearances :: 2006 - Preliminary Round ::2007 - Preliminary Round *CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tour ...: 1 appearance ::1999 - First Round External linksTeam profile- ''Soccerway.com'' Association football clubs established in 1977 Football clubs in Gaborone 1977 establishments in Botswana Police association football clubs Football clubs in Botswana {{Botswana-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobatse
Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is an administrative district, with a town council. Ministry of Local Government Government and infrastructure Lobatse Senior Secondary School is located in Lobatse. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Lobatse Prison.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |