THE FOREIGN LEGION
AFTER two months away, it’s time to once again check in on the progress of local footballers kicking balls beyond Botswana’s borders.
Without further ado, let’s find out how the fantastic five have been getting on...
MOGAKOLODI NGELE (CHIPPA UNITED, SOUTH AFRICA) The 2021/22 season is turning out to be one to forget for Tsotso, with game time proving increasingly limited for the lanky left-footer.
The 31-year-old has featured just once in Chippa’s last nine matches, coming on as a 64th minute substitute against Kaizer Chiefs at the start of April. Sadly, he did little to enhance his case for more first-team action. With the clash locked at 1-1 when Tsotso stripped off, Chiefs would eventually run out 3-1 winners.
Tsotso has been left out of the Chilli Boys’ match day squad in all three games since and is unlikely to feature against Cape Town City midweek (Wednesday 4th May).
Three points from safety with four PSL games left to play, Kurt Lentjies’ charges are stuck in a relegation dog fight - it seems they will not be relying on Ngele to guide them to safety!
With the clock ticking on his career, is a move away from the Eastern Cape imminent for one of the great exports of Botswana football? After ten years in South Africa, could a return home be on the cards?
THATAYAONE DITLHOKWE (SUPERSPORT UNITED, SOUTH AFRICA)
After an excellent start to the season, in which ‘TT’ established himself as a regular starter for the Pretoria-based giants, injury has curtailed the 23-year-old’s progress.
The defender has not played for almost seven weeks and was last seen in action on 19th March, when he hobbled off before half-time in a 1-1 draw with TS Galaxy.
Six games later and Ditlhokwe has not featured since. Although it’s not clear exactly what his problem is, the Gulubane native was part of the recent Zebras camp assembled for the AFCON Qualifier against Eritrea that never was. It is speculated he picked up a knock then.
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