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Friday, September 30, 2016

Bantu condemn violent fans

Bantu face stiff punishment for the actions of their fans
Vodacom Premier League outfit Bantu have condemned the behaviour of their supporters after violence aimed at referee Osias Koto after the side’s 1-0 league defeat to Kick4Life last Saturday.

The match was played at the LCS Stadium.

Bantu fans also attacked match assessor Moeketsi Moholobela after he tried to protect Koto.
Bantu communications and marketing manager Motlatsi Mofokeng called the actions of the club’s fans deplorable and vowed the team would take action.

“We are going to take all the necessary steps against anyone involved in that incident,” Mofokeng said.

He also added: “We strongly condemn such acts and we would like to apologise to the sponsors and the nation.”

A Matšo Matebele possibly face a heavy fine and a ban of the club’s fans. The Premier League Management Committee is set to convene on Tuesday to discuss Bantu’s case.


Staying the Vodacom Premier League, and Bantu, Saturday's highly anticipated clash between Matlama and Bantu that was set for the Setsoto Stadium has been postponed because of a church service that will be held at the stadium all weekend. The league has said it will announce a new date for the fixture at a later date.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Bokamoso South and Lichocha lock horns in rematch

Bokamoso South (in red) have been on fire...
Bokamoso South and Lichocha Shooting Rifles meet in a potentially explosive top of the standings National Basketball League (NBL) clash on Friday evening at Lehakoe Recreational Centre.

The game is an early test of both sides’ credentials and a rematch of last year’s NBL semi-finals in which Bokamoso South shocked Lichocha to advance to the finals.

Underdogs Bokamoso eventually lost 3-0 to KTA All Stars in those NBL finals but seem to have grown from the experience. The youthful club is top of the NBL A-Division standings after winning their opening four matches and their victories have come in impressive fashion. Bokamoso’s plus-125 point differential is the best in the league.

Lichocha, who topped last season’s regular season standings before their shock playoff loss to Bokamoso, have also impressed.

Last Wednesday, Lichocha outlasted reigning champions KTA All Stars 76-74 in a high-profile win and they have already registered 250 points in their three games this season.

Lichocha will again be favourites against Bokamoso who moved to the top of the standings with a 83-37 demolition of Lesotho College of Education (LCE) in Teyateyaneng on Sunday. However, Bokamoso’s confidence is high as they seek to establish themselves as new force in Lesotho basketball.

To football and the premier league and 2016 Independence Cup sponsors Standard Bank Lesotho and Metropolitan Lesotho will embark on their CSI project to give back to the communities of the four teams participating in this year’s Independence Cup, Lioli, Matlama, LCS and Sundawana.

The initiative is a new addition to the Independence Cup festivities.

The project will start on Friday with Butha-Buthe based Sundawana.

Sundawana have chosen to give back to St Paul primary school in Butha-Buthe and will hand over school apparel to pupils. The project will then move to Teyateyaneng and Lioli next Wednesday before finishing in Maseru next Friday with visits to Matlama and LCS.

The 2016 Independence Cup will be played on October 22 and 23.

NBL Results:
Sunday, 25 September
Bokamoso South 87-37 LCE
Leseli 66-37 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
NUL Rovers 20-0 Botho University (forfeit)

Fixtures:
Friday, 30 September
Bokamoso South v Lichocha Shooting Rifles (18:00, Lehakoe)

NBL Standings
NBL - A


P
Points
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
L10
1
Bokamoso South
4
8
4
0
235
110
125
4-0
2
Lichocha
3
6
3
0
250
131
119
3-0
3
NUL Rovers
3
6
3
0
121
61
60
3-0
4
KTA All Stars
3
5
2
1
149
129
20
2-1
5
Leseli
3
5
2
1
117
85
32
2-1
6
Bashana Baheso
2
3
1
1
109
74
35
1-1
7
Khubestate
2
3
1
1
63
87
-24
1-1
8
Limkokwing
3
3
0
3
86
159
-73
0-3
9
LCE
3
3
0
3
95
213
-118
0-3
10
Bokamoso North
2
2
0
2
51
81
-30
0-2
11
Lerotholi Polytechnic
2
2
0
2
58
164
-106
0-2
12
Botho University
2
0
0
2
0
40
-40
0-2