MASERU — The Vodacom Soccer Spectacular management committee on Monday threw out an appeal by Bantu to nullify their quarter final tie against LCS after the latter allegedly fielded an ineligible player. But by yesterday, the club officials were still undecided whether to appeal after their case was thrown out on Monday night. Bantu officials […]
MASERU — Redskins Volleyball Club on Sunday thrashed the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 3-0 to lift the Four Nations Tournament title in Pretoria, South Africa. UJ are the reigning league champions in South Africa. Redskins coach, Tšepo Raletoane, told the Lesotho Times on Monday that the victory was a good start for the team as […]
MASERU — A record 24 international athletes have registered to take part in next month’s High Altitude Summer Marathon in Mokhotlong, the Lesotho Times heard this week. The Lesotho Athletes Amateur Association (LAAA) public relations officer, Sejanamane Maphathe, said this was the highest number of international athletes who had registered to participate in the competition […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Football Club on Monday received a shot in the arm when they were given a new set of uniforms by local firm Phlyone Urbanwear. The police club also received three types of T-shirts for their supporters. The club however turned down one set of supporters’ T-shirts because […]
MAFETENG — Bantu have appealed to the Vodacom Soccer Spectacular management committee to nullify their nil-all draw against LCS last weekend after the police side allegedly fielded an ineligible player. The two sides played to a goal-less draw in their quarter-final tie at the Central Prison on Saturday. A Matšo Matebele wants the committee to […]
MASERU — Mabuthile Lebopo is struggling to shake off an injury ahead of the Soweto Marathon next month. Lebopo is one of the runners who are tipped to win the prestigious race on November 6 in Soweto, Johannesburg. Last year, the Mafeteng-born athlete won the Two Oceans Marathon and expectations were that the victory would […]
MASERU — The world football governing body last week approved the establishment of a Fifa Goal Project in Maputsoe. The facility will be a major boost for the Leribe district which has three teams in the Vodacom Premier League. The Lesotho Football Association’s (Lefa) communications manager, Mikia Kalati, told the Lesotho Times on Monday that […]
MASERU — When the Vodacom Soccer Spectacular explodes into life on Saturday everyone will be waiting to see if Bantu can maintain their rich vein of form when they take on Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS). The fixture comes a week after the two sides clashed in the Independence Cup final last Saturday. Bantu thrashed the […]
MASERU — If you cannot afford your Dstv monthly subscription, then there is good news for you. On Saturday, the Lesotho Television (LTV) began broadcasting live matches of the Barclays English Premier League. This is after the broadcaster was given broadcasting rights to screen the matches, courtesy of Castle Lager Lesotho. Speaking at the unveiling […]
MASERU — Lefa technical director Seephephe Matete left Maseru for Swaziland yesterday to oversee the training of 20 coaches in that country. Matete is expected to mark exams for coaches who were attending a Confederation of African Football (Caf) C Licence course. In an interview with the Lesotho Times this week, Matete said he will […]
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-20 women’s team will take on Kenya in a World Cup preliminary tie next weekend. Maleshoane Mokhathi, the Women’s Football Development Committee president, told the Lesotho Times on Tuesday that the team will go into camp to prepare for the tie. “About six girls will be coming into camp from tomorrow (yesterday) […]
MASERU — Lioli Football Club have signed two international players on a three-year contract, the Lesotho Times has learnt. According to the team’s website, www.liolifc.co.ls, the two players are Cameroonian Mekomba Robert Florission, 21, and Ossala-Okoko Nres Sorrel, 22, from the Republic of Congo. Both players join Tse Nala from Congolese Premier League side Kotoko […]
MASERU — History beckons for Bantu and LCS when they clash in the Independence Cup final at the Setsoto Stadium on Saturday. Bantu have not tasted the sweetness of success since winning the Independence showpiece in 1997. Subsequent years have seen a painful journey, including relegation to the second tier in 2005, but come Saturday […]
MASERU — Lesotho’s top runner Mabuthile Lebopo says he hopes there will be a new era for athletes after a dispute between the athletes and the Lesotho Amateur Athletics Association (LAAA) was finally resolved last week. The LAAA this week said Lesotho’s top athletes would no longer have to worry about restrictions when it comes […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) netball team says preparations for the Black Diamond games in Bloemfontein in December are in full swing. LCS president ‘Makhotso Mokoatle said players were working extra hard to prepare for the games adding that they were buoyed by their success in the Durban Central Netball tournament last month. […]
MASERU — Former Likuena captain Lehlohonolo Seema has been ruled out of the national team’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Burundi next month after he failed to recover from an injury. Likuena team manager Khiba Mohoanyane told the Lesotho Times this week that Seema had failed to recover from the injury that has haunted him […]
MASERU — Linare Football Club on Thursday unveiled a mega sponsorship deal with the Lesotho National Insurance Group (LNIG) to mark a new era in the club’s history. LNIG managing director, Ralitapole Letsoela, said the deal was part of the company’s commitment to improve sports in Lesotho. “As a business entity and a big player […]
MASERU — Bantu and LCS will clash in a mouth-watering Independence Cup final next Saturday with either side looking to create their own bit of history. The tournament, co-sponsored by Metropolitan and Standard Bank, will see the winner walking away with M40 000 in prize money. But for Bantu and LCS it’s about more than […]
MASERU — Premier league newcomers Majantja and Maduma are the surprise packages after they qualified for this year’s Vodacom Soccer Spectacular tournament. The other six teams that qualified for the tourney are Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) with 88 522 votes, and Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) with 85 084 votes. Bantu also qualified for the knock-out […]
MASERU — Maduma are the surprise team of the season so far. After beating Bantu, Linare and Matlama in consecutive weeks the Khukhune side find themselves third on the Vodacom Premier League table. The strong and surprising start to the season sees them one point behind leaders LDF. Judging by their early season form last […]
MASERU — Lefa technical director Seephephe Matete says Lesotho’s national team will continue to perform dismally unless something is done to improve the domestic league. In an interview with the Lesotho Times on Tuesday, Matete bemoaned the level of football which has seen Likuena fall to position 160 out of 207 countries on the latest […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) will next month hold a two-week Caf C Licensing coaching clinic for 40 premier league and A Division coaches. The course, which will run from October 3 to16, comes after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) demanded that all premier league coaches hold the C-Licence coaching qualification. The […]
MASERU — The fifth Football for Hope Centre in Africa was officially opened at Old Europa on Saturday marking a new era for football in Lesotho. The centre is one of 20 projects that are being set up around Africa by Fifa as part of the legacy of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South […]
MASERU — Setsoto Stadium, Lesotho’s only world-class sports arena, has developed two serious cracks hardly 18 months after the completion of renovations, the Lesotho Times has learnt. The huge cracks have developed in the Royal Stand, in the west. Sources told the Lesotho Times during a visit to the stadium on Monday that the cracks […]
MAFETENG — Veteran coach Ntebele Taole has joined Bantu as technical adviser. Bantu’s communication and marketing manager, Bokang Phasumane, told the Lesotho Times that they had engaged Taole because of his expertise. “Taole is now the technical adviser of Bantu. He is going to assist and work with the coaches that are already here at […]
MASERU — Matlama FC face stiff sanctions after their fans went on the rampage following a 2-0 loss to Bantu at Central Prison Ground on Sunday. Trouble started after Bantu’s Lekhanya Lekhanya scored the visitors’ second goal just 10 minutes before the final whistle in the Vodacom Premier League match. The goal is said to […]
MASERU — Mahlaseli Football Club got a shot in the arm two weeks ago when they received a brand new kit from Standard Lesotho Bank. The B Division club is based in Semonkong. After the presentation ceremony on September 10, the team looked splendid in their new blues and whites. The day’s activities began with […]
MASERU — Lioli Football Club shot to the top of the Vodacom Premier League log after an emphatic 3-0 victory over Linare in Hlotse on Saturday signalling that the good times are back at the Teyateyaneng giants. Sello ’Muso scored a brace in the second half before Linare’s Kopano Motaung scored an own goal towards […]
MASERU — Lesotho athletes are finding the going tough at the ongoing All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. Reports coming from Maputo say at least 60 percent of all Basotho athletes have already been knocked out after putting up a shoddy performance at the continental games. Team Lesotho has so far garnered a single medal […]
MASERU — Molupe Mothepu was last weekend elected president of the Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) during elections that are expected to usher in a new era for the sport in Lesotho. Palo Mohlotsane was elected to the powerful post of general secretary with several others being elected into the new committee. Speaking to the Lesotho […]
