{"id":65530,"date":"2022-09-03T09:46:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T07:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mandla-mpofu-happy-at-botswana-premier-league-club-masitaoka"},"modified":"2022-09-03T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T09:59:44","slug":"mandla-mpofu-happy-at-botswana-premier-league-club-masitaoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mandla-mpofu-happy-at-botswana-premier-league-club-masitaoka","title":{"rendered":"Mandla Mpofu \u201cHappy\u201d At Botswana Premier League Club Masitaoka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Former Highlanders technical manager Mandla \u201cLulu\u201d Mpofu says he is still getting his feet under the table at Botswana Premier League outfit Masitaoka.<\/p>\n

Mpofu recently joined the club on a one-year contract after he was sacked by Highlanders in mid-May just two days after the Bulawayo giants\u2019 home encounter against Dynamos was abandoned after crowd trouble.<\/p>\n

In an interview with B-Metro from his new base in Gaborone, Mpofu said he was relishing his new challenge. He said:<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m still getting used to life in Botswana I can\u2019t complain. I am familiarising very well and truth be told, I\u2019m sitting pretty here.<\/p>\n

This is a very professional club. However, it\u2019s sad that we lost a valuable chance to assess the squad in a CRACKiT Challenge Cup Pre-Season Tournament which was set for Saturday. The tournament was cancelled after the sponsors pulled out.<\/p>\n

We have been having practice matches twice a week and I\u2019m happy with the progress so far.<\/p>\n

We have a very young team and I\u2019m impressed with the players\u2019 energy levels.<\/p>\n

The annual tournament was reportedly organised by Nature Lovers Travel, Tours and Safari and sponsored by CRACKiT Tuition Botswana to the tune of P1 000 000 (one million Pula).<\/p>\n

Four teams, namely Masitaoka FC, Township Rollers, Extension Gunners and Mochudi Centre Chiefs, were set to participate.<\/p>\n

The winners of the tournament were set to pocket P300 000, runners up P100 000 and semi-finalists receive P50 000 each.<\/p>\n

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