We did well at AUSC Games: Moru
Moorosi Tsiane TEAM Lesotho Chef De Mission, Caswell Moru heaped praises to the athletes for splendid performance at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games following muddled preparations. The games started a fortnight ago and came to an end last Sunday with Lesotho finishing third in overall medal table with 18 gold medals, […]
Matlama extends gap
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA registered a 1-0 victory against LCS last weekend to cement their place at the top of Vodacom Premier League table. The last weekend win saw Tse Putsoa extending their lead to four points from the second placed Bantu who are the defending champions. Lisema Lebokollane was on target for the Sea-Point based […]
Table tennis teams underperform at AUSC championship
Leemisa Thuseho TEAM Lesotho displayed an unsatisfactory performance having failed to go past the last 32 stage at the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Table Tennis Championship. The championships were held in Botswana from 11 to 14 December. All Lesotho players only managed to advance from group stage to the last 32 in […]
Liqhomane reclaim rugby league title
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) rugby side, Liqhomane beat Maseru Warriors 17-10 in the Econet Rugby League final, reclaiming the title they had lost in 2020. The finals were played at Mabote ground over the weekend. The weekend victory saw Liqhomane winning their second league title after they first won it in 2019 […]
LMPS optimistic of win over Bantu
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is hoping to continue with its winning streak when it takes on Bantu this Saturday in a Vodacom Premier League match at Ratjomose Ground. Simunye goes into the match after collecting six points in two matches since the league resumed three weeks ago from the long Covid-19 […]
Matlama ready for LCS
Moorosi Tsiane VODACOM Premier League (VPL) leaders, Matlama, are hoping for a great start when they return to action on Saturday against LCS after a five months’ break. The tie will be played at LCS Ground. The Sea-Point outfit is at the top of the 16-team league table with 38 points from 16 matches […]
Taekwondo athletes hoist high Lesotho flag at AUSC games
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S taekwondo athletes have been outstanding since the beginning of their competitions in the ongoing African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games in Maseru. The games officially started last Friday and are expected to end this Sunday. As of yesterday, Lesotho had collected four gold and five silver medals in different […]
Netball team wins AUSC bronze
Leemisa Thuseho THE national netball team edged Zambia 36-34 yesterday to win bronze in the ongoing African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games in Maseru. Netball matches were played at the Maseru Club courts. Lesotho qualified for the third-place play-offs after finishing third in the overall log standings out five participating countries. This is […]
Gymnasts shine against odds
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S under-18 gymnastics team rose above pre-tournament challenges to win the country’s first medals in the ongoing African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games. The games which started last week in Maseru, are expected to end on Sunday. Gymnastics competitions were held at the Moshoeshoe II High School Hall in Matsieng. Ahead […]
Makepe pleased with COSAFA performance
Moorosi Tsiane DESPITE their early exit from the 2021 COSAFA tournament, under-17 coach, Motolo Makepe, is pleased with his charges’ performance, Makepe’s side was booted out in the group stages after losing 0-2 to Zambia before drawing 1-1 with eSwatini on Monday. Seabata Tsemane was on target for Lesotho on Monday. The match was however, […]
Mathibelle ends year in high note
Leemisa Thuseho LONG distance runner, Tšepo Mathibelle, closed his 2021 campaign in style after coming third in the Nelson Mandela Bay 1 City Marathon in Port Elizabeth last weekend. Mathibelle, who was running his last race for the year, clocked 2:16:51, three minutes slower than his personal best of 2:13:50. He pocketed M7000 for his […]
AUSC disastrous planning a true reflection of govt
Moorosi Tsiane THE African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games finally started last Friday but it has been nothing but a shame. From travelling logistics, games schedules and the overall team performance, it has been sheer disaster. Lesotho athletes had poor preparations and the results are adequate proof. Our basketball teams have been having […]
Bahlabani falter in COSAFA opener
Moorosi Tsiane BAHLABANI started their 2021 COSAFA Cup under-17 campaign on the back foot losing 0-2 to last year’s finalists, Zambia, at Setsoto Stadium yesterday. Zambia’s skipper, Joseph Banda, netted once in each half to sink Motolo Makepe’s outfit, whose preparations for the tournament have been all but shambolic. This year’s under-17 COSAFA tournament has […]
Linare target Bantu’s scalp
Moorosi Tsiane LINARE will be out to upset Bantu when they take on the defending league champions at Maputsoe DIFA Ground on Saturday. The Maputsoe side, commonly referred to as Tse Tala, heads into the match on the back of a 0-1 loss to LMPS last Saturday at the same venue. Bokang Mothoana scored the […]
Weightlifting team off to Uzbekistan
Leemisa Thuseho WEIGHTLIFTERS, Machachamise Ntšinyi and Thapelo Sebota, will on Saturday jet off to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, for the World Weightlifting Championships. The championships will run from 7 to 17 December. The duo will be coached by Relebohile Motjamela. Ntšinyi will compete in the 73kg category while Sebota is in the 61kg category. “Two weightlifters and […]
Gymnastics team finally gets equipment for AUSC Games
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S gymnastics team finally received equipment to prepare for the 2020 African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games last Saturday. However, this is too late given that the games start tomorrow and the team had only six days to train using it. The games are expected to end on 12 December. The team […]
Liqhomane, Maseru Warriors face-off in rugby finals
Leemisa Thuseho LIQHOMANE and Maseru Warriors will this Saturday face-off in the 2021 Econet National Rugby League final at Mabote Ground. Liqhomane advanced to the final following their 20-18 victory over Roma Kings in the semi-final last weekend. On the other hand, the defending champions, Warriors, beat Mabote Beavers 10-8 to book their spot in […]
AUSC: We have blown a chance to do things right
Moorosi Tsiane THE African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games will be officially launched tomorrow but confusion is still reigning supreme among the hosts’ teams. The country’s shambolic preparations for the games have continued and as of yesterday, several team managers reported that their athletes were yet to report for full camp. To make […]
LeFA trains refs, coaches
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) and FIFA hosted a week-long FIFA MA Elite Referees Course in Maseru. The course started on 22 November 2021 and ends on 28 November 2021. The referees’ course was facilitated by FIFA instructors, Carlos Henriques (technical) from South Africa and Mark Mzengo (physical) from Malawi. LeFA referees’ committee […]
Badminton duo off to Bots
Leemisa Thuseho TWO badminton players and two coaches left the country this week for Gaborone where they will participate in this year’s edition of the Botswana Badminton International Tournament. The under-23 tournament will run from today until 28 November 2021. The Botswana Badminton Association hosts the event annually under the auspices of the Badminton Confederation […]
LVA could lose AUCS players to exams
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Volleyball Association (LVA) vice president, Masoli Khoanyane, is worried that some of the key players in the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games team could be withdrawn because they will be sitting for their final examinations. Khoanyane said some of the players have already explained to their coaches, Tšepo […]
Maseru Warriors, Roma Kings clash
Leemisa Thuseho MASERU Warriors coach, Morapeli Motaung, will not underestimate Roma Kings when the two sides clash in their Econet Rugby League encounter at Mabote playground on Saturday. The defending champions, Warriors, last played in the league in July 2021 before the league was halted on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. After the return […]