Last 16 battle ensues...

“This is a chance for us to take the team to the people, Orange FA is the right platform for us to identify and unearth talents, and we will give it our best to move to the next round,” he said.

Township Rollers may have won it all but the Orange FA cup title has been rather elusive to Jagdish Shah’s outfit; they lost out to the newly promoted Masitaoka FC in the semi-finals of the last edition, a result that saw Turkish gaffer, Hassan Oktay lose his job.

“This is the best cup competition in the country and I thank Orange for giving local football an opportunity to showcase talent; most of the current players in the league were identified through this competition. It is an exciting competition and I’m hoping Gaborone United progress to the finals; we would love to meet and disappoint them in the finals. It is time for Rollers to win this title,” Motshegetsi Mafa relayed.

After eliminating last year’s finalist Masitaoka, Mochudi Centre Chiefs will be looking to down another BFL giant as they take on in-form Security Systems, who won five (5) of their last six (6) matches.

Magosi have won six (6) of their last seven (7) matches and kept 5 clean sheets. They are proving to be a hard nut to crack since returning to their traditional ground, River Plate.

2019/2020 Champions, Orapa United will take on Holy Ghost, who are currently 2nd on the log standings of Debswana First Division South in what promises to be another interesting encounter.

When giving a comment before conducting the draw, Zebras legend and former Gaborone United striker, Diphetogo Selolwane said the beauty of the Orange FA cup is that it gives young players exposure.

“The most important thing is to be seen as a football player, when you are in the lower leagues that is not easy. This competition gives a platform for players to be seen. Imagine Rollers had to travel to Kasane in the last edition to square off against Kazungula Fighters and those players were able to compete against some of the country’s best players.

The dates and venues of the fixtures will be communicated in due course.