Leemisa Thuseho BANTU blew the chance to return to the summit of the Vodacom Premier League after playing out a one-all stalemate with Liphakoe at Setsoto Stadium yesterday. Both sides were out in search of a win. Bantu sought to start the second round in style while Liphakoe wanted an outright win to improve […]
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO crashed out of 2021 COSAFA Cup edition after suffering a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of hosts, South Africa, in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. The Leslie Notši-coached Likuena finished bottom of the Group A with three points after winning only once and losing three times. Likuena started their campaign with a 3-1 […]
Moorosi Tsiane LIKUENA have an uphill task to rejuvenate their Cosafa Cup ho9pes when they take on defending champions Zambia this afternoon in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The Leslie Notši-coached outfit goes into the match under immense pressure following a 3-1 loss to eSwatini in their opening match at Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday. Felix […]
Leemisa Thuseho MATLAMA had to sweat for a 1-0 win over Kick4life in a Vodacom Premier League (VPL) match at LCS Ground yesterday afternoon. Although Kick4life enjoyed the majority of possession in the early stages of the game, Matlama scored the only goal of the game on 14 minutes through a Phafa Tšosane spot kick. […]
Leemisa Thuseho NEWLY appointed senior national team interim coach, Leslie Notši, has trimmed his COSAFA Cup squad to 20. Notši, who is also technical director of the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA), was last week appointed interim coach the resignation of Thabo Senong. Senong has joined a South African Premier League team. In the run up […]
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA and Bantu have allegedly launched a raid of Kick4Life players. Matlama have set their sights on Relebohile Thulo and Tanki Seoli. Leaders, Bantu, on the other hand, have already given Kick4Life goalkeeper, Motlatsi Sebapala a pre-contract, a source told the Lesotho Times this week. The trio’s contracts with the Old Europa outfit […]
Moorosi Tsiane MOKONE Marabe’s lone goal against CCX in Hlotse on Sunday helped the Vodacom Premier League (VPL) runaway leaders, Bantu cement their place at the top of the table. The weekend matches were the last of the first round for most of the premier league teams except for Bantu, Matlama and LCS, who only […]
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) president Jobo Raswoko has been forced to intervene to resolve the protracted Lesotho Taekwondo Association (LTA) disputes. Although with little success, Raswoko last weekend met the waring taekwondo clubs whose fight has stalled the association’s elective conference since last year. The association was supposed to have held […]
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S most decorated volleyball club, Redskins, this week donated school shoes and sanitary towels to Mabote LECSA Primary School as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. The event was held at the school’s premises in Maseru. Founded in 1991, the club is the most successful in Lesotho with 20 league titles since 1994. […]
Leemisa Thuseho LDF, Kick4Life, Rovers Ladies and Stoko FC have all advanced to the Dare to Dream Women’s tournament semifinals. LDF progressed to the semifinals after topping the tournament’s southern stream group with 18 points while Kick4Life finished at the top of the central stream group, also with 18 points. FC Stoko topped the northern […]
Moorosi Tsiane LAST weekend, the Lesotho Sports Reporters Association (LSRA) held its elections where veteran reporter Retšelisitsoe Makara was elected as president. Sekoai Mahlaka was elected deputy while Boitelo Rabele was voted the secretary and yours truly is his assistant. Thapelo Mabote and Tebalo Lebajoa were elected treasurer and the spokesperson respectively with Leemisa Thuseho, […]
Leemisa Thuseho KICK4LIFE yesterday edged Vodacom Premier League (VPL) newbies Manonyane 2-1 at LCS Ground. Sanele Phantse and Rapaulina Maime scored for Kick4Life while Sello Sekike scored for Manonyane. Manonyane were out in full force trying to extend their winning streak following their 1-2 and 2-0 wins over LDF and Linare respectively. On the other […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE senior national team this week reported for a two-week camp in preparation for the upcoming COSAFA Cup to be staged in Port Elizabeth, South Africa next month. Thabo Senong’s charges will face eSwatini, Botswana and hosts South Africa in group A. The winners of the group will advance to the semifinals […]
Moorosi Tsiane BANTU’S 0-2 loss to Matlama in the Vodacom Premier League (VPL) on Sunday calls for self-introspection, gaffer Bob Mafoso has said. The league leaders lost for the first time this season. Goals by Lerotholi Zwane and Jane Thabantšo were enough to sink the defending champions. This was Mafoso’s first league loss ever […]
Leemisa Thuseho SPRINT starlet Mojela Koneshe last weekend continued his fine form clocking 10:26 in 100 meters to finish third in the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) League Meeting. His compatriot Phomolo Lekhooana won the 200m race with a 20:11 time at the same event. However, overall standings left him in 10th position in that category. […]
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Badminton Association (LESBAD) president Moneoang Leshota has been re-elected a member of the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) council. Leshota was re-elected during the BCA’s virtual elective annual general meeting on Saturday. This will be her second term in the committee after she was first elected in 2017. She has been […]
Leemisa Thuseho THABO Senong has named his provisional squad to prepare for the upcoming COSAFA tournament. The squad was announced yesterday at a press conference at Bambatha Tšita Sport Arena in Maseru. The COSAFA Cup will be held in South Africa from 2 to 19 July 2021. The 36-man squad saw Senong leaving out eight […]
Moorosi Tsiane LINARE continued with their impressive run edging Lifofane 0-1 in a Vodacom Premier League match at Butha-Buthe Pitso Ground on Sunday. This was Linare’s fourth win in a row. Pheello Sephooana was on target for Tebogo Moloi’s charges and his goal helped his side move one step up to seventh in the table […]
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S second highest ranked chess player, Sechaba Khalema was last weekend crowned the overall winner of the Chess Federation of Lesotho (CFL) Winter Open tournament. The event was held Scenery Guest House on Saturday and Sunday. Khalema was crowned champion after collecting 5.5 points in six rounds. The win saw Khalema defending his […]
Leemisa Thuseho MOUNTAIN Bike (MTB) cyclist Tumelo Makae will not make it to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics next month due to Lesotho’s low rankings. Makae was one of the local athletes who were vying for their first Olympics qualification but due to the country’s low ranking in the UCI MTB rankings, his dream has been […]
Moorosi Tsiane DEFENDING premier league champions, Bantu, last Sunday registered their ninth straight win beating LCS 1-0 at Ratjomose Ground. The will cemented their place at pole position with 27 points. Bob Mafoso’s charges have been enjoying a great run after last losing a league match in 2019. Bantu have never lost a league match […]
Moorosi Tsiane BRAGGING rights will be at stake this afternoon when arch rivals Bantu and Lioli clash in the Vodacom Premier League match at Setsoto Stadium. Bantu go into the match sitting comfortably at the summit of the 16-team league table with a solid seven matches winning record while Lioli are second with 17 points […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE indiscipline in the senior national soccer side, Likuena is worrying coach, Thabo Senong. This after two players’ conduct on and off the field while on tour in Mozambique last week rocked the team. Likuena was in Mozambique for a tri-nations tournament along with eSwatini. The side lost 5-0 in the first match […]
Moorosi Tsiane IT never rains but pours for Sefotha-fotha after they lost their seventh consecutive Vodacom Premier League match of the season on Sunday. The side was edged 1-0 by Kick4Life at Ratjomose Ground. The Ha-Mabote outfit is yet to win this season and has managed just two draws. The side remains at the bottom […]
Leemisa Thuseho GERMANY based taekwondo star, Michelle Tau, has once again hoisted the Lesotho flag by winning a bronze medal at the 12th edition of the African Taekwondo Championship in Dakar, Senegal on 5 and 6 June 2021. Tau was the only Lesotho athletes at the event. The event also marked her first contest this […]
Leemisa Thuseho ECONET Telecom Lesotho has renewed its sponsorship deal with the Federation of Lesotho Rugby (FLR) injecting M100 000 to sponsor the rugby league. Both parties have already signed the new sponsorship for the Econet Rugby League deal which is one-year-long. Econet public relations manager Puleng Masoabi this week said they saw it […]
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Football Association (LeFA) secretary general Mokhosi Mohapi this week accused Vodacom Premier League teams of fixing matches. Mohapi accused match officials of favouring some big teams with penalties or set pieces in crucial positions and close to the box to boost their chances of winning the matches. The practice, Mohapi said, has […]
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA has fired head coach Charles Manda following a string of poor performances. Although he lost just two back to back matches against LDF and Linare in the last two weeks, his side has been performing dismally in recent matches. Manda was appointed Matlama head coach in July 2019 and led the […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE senior national soccer team, Likuena, was yesterday afternoon thumped 5-0 by Mozambique in a friendly in Maputo. Coach Thabo Senong immediately expressed his disappointment with his charges’ showing. The new look Likuena conceded three goals in the first half before letting in two more after the break. While he was disappointed, Senong […]
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA’S premier league title hopes suffered yet another knock after the side lost their second consecutive match 0-2 to Linare on Sunday at Setsoto Stadium. A fortnight ago, Tse Putsoa’s five-match winning streak was halted by LDF who beat them 2-1. Lone goals from Rethabile Rasethuntša and Norman Kumatse were enough to […]
