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Bra Sax burial set for Saturday
MASERU — He was a football legend who died a pauper.
That’s the story of former Likuena and Linare midfielder Tšeliso “Bra Sax” Thejane who died last Monday at Mapoteng Hospital after…
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Lefa denies misusing funds
MASERU –—The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) has denied allegations of misusing funds meant for the A Division league.
Last week the former spokesperson of the A Division…
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Talks on Sonopo move to Spain at advanced stage
MASERU — Negotiations are at an advanced stage for Lioli star Montoeli Sonopo to join Spanish La Liga side Atletico Madrid, the Lesotho Times can reveal.
Talks between the two sides…
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Athletes bite the dust at Comrades
MASERU — Lesotho performed dismally at this year’s Comrades Marathon with only three of the seven local athletes managing to finish the 87km race held in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa on…
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Local athletes leave for Mauritius without coach
MASERU — Two local athletes left for training in Mauritius yesterday without their coach because the Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association (LAAA) had no money to pay his travel and…
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Lefa enjoys World Cup profits
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) will use its US$300 000 (about M2 240 230) bonus from Fifa to build offices for district football associations around the country.
“In…
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Gallant LCS clinch league title
LDF . . . . . . . .(0) 1
LCS . . . . . . . .(0) 1
MASERU — Gallant LCS were crowned this year’s Vodacom league champions on Sunday following a 1-1 draw with LDF at Ratjomose. …
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League race goes to the wire
Matlama . . . . . . (0) 0
LCS. . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 1
MASERU — Lesotho’s premier league title race will go down to the wire on Sunday.
LCS and LDF will square off at Ratjomose…
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Sello eyes Comrades Marathon
MASERU — Eleven years ago, Teboho Sello ran for fame and money.
He never cared as long as he appeared on South African national television during the races.
Today, the 33-year-old…
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Likhopo says too broke to pay fine
MASERU — Likhopo FC says it cannot afford to pay the M20 000 fine imposed on the club by the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) a fortnight ago.
The team were fined M20 000 for…
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New netball boss to engage business
MASERU — Newly-elected Lesotho Netball Association (LNA) president Moipone Mashale says she wants to push for sponsorship for the game during her term.
Mashale, 33, beat Lesemole…
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LCS braces for showdown
MASERU — LCS coach Mafa Ramakau says he is bracing for a tough battle against rivals LDF in the final countdown in the race to be crowned Lesotho’s soccer champions.
Masheshena on…
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Lefa to bar coaches without licences
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) says it will next season bar coaches without basic coaching licences from being in charge of premier league clubs.
Lefa technical…
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Lerotholi on the brink of relegation
MASERU — Before the start of the Vodacom Premier League season Lerotholi coach Naleli Tšilo warned that the environment at the team was not conducive for serious football.
“Fokothi is…
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Rats’iu to be buried this weekend
MASERU — Premier league matches will go ahead as scheduled this weekend in spite of the burial of a top referees’ instructor.
Vincent Ratšiu, a Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)…
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Swallows coach quits
MASERU — Swallows coach Teele Ntsonyana has left the Mazenod side.
The former Likuena international was absent during Maswai-swai’s 2-0 defeat to LCS last Saturday.
Speaking to the…
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Bantu to square off against Matlama
MASERU — Bantu coach Tšehla Lerotholi has revealed the secret to his side’s title challenge – no pressure.
A Matšo Matebele face a stern test of their championship credentials against…
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Premier League set for photo finish
MASERU — For all season LDF coach Motheo Mohapi has remained unruffled refusing to declare his side favourites for Lesotho’s top football prize.
But now as the season’s last month…
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Redskins thrashed at African champion
MASERU — Redskins volleyball club arrived in the country on Monday with their tails tucked between their legs after being thrashed at the African Volleyball Championships in Cairo,…
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Matlama’s starlet plans for hot return
MASERU — Matlama Under-20 starlet Litšepe Marabe says he is hoping to build on his improving form.
The 19-year-old forward has had a season punctuated by injuries which have prevented…
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Likuena set to return
MASERU — Lesotho’s national team Likuena will return to the international stage when they enter the draw for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers next year.
The team has been in self-imposed…
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Race over for Linare
MASERU — Linare’s title chances were blown away by the Central Prison wind on Saturday and their chances of winning a fourth championship will have to wait a little longer.
It will now…
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Lesotho looks to build on Caf progress
MASERU — Lesotho is looking to build on the success of qualifying for last month’s Caf African Youth Championship in South Africa last month.
In an exclusive interview with the Lesotho…
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What went wrong for Makoanyane XI
MASERU — Makoanyane XI put up a drab show at the Caf African Youth Championship in South Africa to bomb out of the tournament with a miserable point.
The poor performance was perhaps…
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Team-work strategy fails at Two Oceans
MASERU — For four years Lesotho’s athletes have dominated South African marathon events.
They have conquered the Soweto, Two Oceans and Maponya Mall marathons.
Dubbed “the serious…
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Lesotho to host open darts championships
MASERU — Lesotho will tomorrow host the largest sponsored Open Darts Championships at Lesotho Sun.
The event which will see seven countries competing is sponsored by Maseru Sun to the…
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Redskins ready to shine at African tourney
MASERU — Redskins Volleyball Club left for Egypt on Tuesday with the intention of winning its first African Volleyball Championship title.
The 16-team tournament is scheduled to start…
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SA expose Makoanyane XI
DOBSONVILLE — South Africa edged Lesotho by two goals to one in a Caf African Youth Championship tie at Dobsonville Stadium yesterday to all but extinguish Makoanyane XI’s hopes of…
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Bahlabani vows to bring gold
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-17 national team has vowed to bring gold from the Metropolitan Under-19 Premier Cup in South Africa.
Dubbed Bahlabani, which literally means heroes, the team…
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Egypt down Makoanyane XI
Lesotho . . . . . .(0) 0
Egypt . . . . . . . .(0) 2
DOBSONVILLE — The first half was almost perfect, 0-0 at halftime against Egypt was in anyone’s books an acceptable score-line.
The…
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