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“KICK4LIFE NEEDS TO SCORE MORE GOALS” COACH TAKISI

“KICK4LIFE NEEDS TO SCORE MORE GOALS” COACH TAKISI

Football, Football News, Women's League
Kick4Life Ladies secured a 2-1 victory against Mphaki High School Ladies, but assistant coach Teboho "Killer" Takisi says there are still areas for improvement. Speaking after the match, Coach Takisi admitted things did not go as planned. "Maybe we are still excited about the win against LDF Ladies FC," he said, referring to their impressive victory in the previous match. When asked how the team approached the game, he explained, "We approached this game like any other, but my players decided to change their positions on the pitch. Maybe this was caused by the confidence they have." However, Coach Takisi has a concern. He feels the team is not scoring enough goals, even though they play good football. "We have good players who pass the ball a lot, but they are not scoring. My t...
“LIQHOMANE LOSES OUT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN

“LIQHOMANE LOSES OUT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN

Econet Rugby League, Rugby
MASERU- For the second time in two seasons, Liqhomane Rugby Club has lost in a final at the hands of Mabote Beavers. But this time around the loss was palpable, a 41-12 loss in their own backyard. The head coach of Liqhomane, Semethe Mosoeu said that this year, they had many injured players. "The team did not play our usual game," Mosoeu said. "I don't know if it's fatigue of back to back matches before the final, or they came into this game already down," he said. After an embarrassing display in the final, Liqhomane is yet to beat Beavers. "We started the season with fewer players, and we came into the final with three of key players injured," he said, talking about injured backliners. Liqhomane's hunt for the first win over Beavers continues. For two straight years str...
JANE THABANTS’O REFLECTS ON HARD FOUGHT VICTORY OVER LIOLI

JANE THABANTS’O REFLECTS ON HARD FOUGHT VICTORY OVER LIOLI

Football, Vodacom Premier League
Matlama FC captain, Jane Thabants'o, shared his thoughts after leading his team to a crucial 1-0 victory over Lioli FC in a Vodacom Premier League match held at Bambatha TTC on Saturday. The win marked a significant moment for Matlama, as they secured three vital points against a team they have struggled to beat in recent times. Speaking about the team's performance and his contribution to the decisive goal, Thabants'o said "We worked very hard to win this game, and we needed these three points, either in a good way or a painful way." Thabants'o played a key role in the goal that sealed the win for Matlama, showing his resilience despite concerns over his fitness. He had sustained an injury in the previous game, raising doubts about his availability for this match. Addressing t...
DR. KHOMARI URGES GIRLS TO STAY IN SPORTS

DR. KHOMARI URGES GIRLS TO STAY IN SPORTS

ATHLETICS
MASERU- A total of 543 athletes competed in the second annual Maseru National Youth Games, and about 304 of them were girls. The Games were successfully held back in October. However, just last week the top performers of these games were honoured by the main sponsor Vodacom Lesotho together with the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC). As such, LNOC’s Vice President Finance, Dr. Lebohang Khomari has pleaded with these girls and girls generally in sports not to fall off sports now that they have paved their way in it. “I don’t know why you fall off ladies,” she urged. “Stay in sport, I beg you. Sport now is an income generator; with sports now you can employ yourself,” she said. With the 21 MVPs getting goodies from Vodacom, 12 of them were girls. The initial Game...
LDF LADIES FC WON’T BEAT US EVEN EVEN IN THE SECOND LEG, SAYS COACH KILLER

LDF LADIES FC WON’T BEAT US EVEN EVEN IN THE SECOND LEG, SAYS COACH KILLER

Football News, Women's League
MASERU-Kick4Life Women FC secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over LDF Ladies FC in a Women’s Super League match played at Mejametalana Airwing. LDF Ladies were the hosts but couldn’t stop Kick4Life, who executed their game plan to perfection.After the match, Kick4Life’s assistant coach, Teboho Takisi, popularly known as “Coach Killer,” shared his thoughts on the game. He praised his players for sticking to the plan they had worked on during the week.“We played well according to how we planned. Everything we practiced in training helped us win this game,” he said.First-Half Substitution ExplainedCoach Killer explained the early substitution his team made in the first half.“The player we subbed is new to the team, so the opponents didn’t know her. I told her beforehand that we would sub her a...
LDF LADIES HIT BY REGISTRATION ISSUES: COACH BLAMES ADMINISTRATOR

LDF LADIES HIT BY REGISTRATION ISSUES: COACH BLAMES ADMINISTRATOR

Football, Women's League
LDF Ladies are facing a major setback due to the unavailability of six key players, including their number one goalkeeper, ’Mamakhabane. These players, who are also part of the national team, Mehalalitoe, have been sidelined because of pending registration issues. Head coach Lengana Nkhethoa expressed frustration over the situation, pointing fingers at a football administrator for the delay. According to Nkhethoa, the administrator reportedly told the players, “Your future is in my hands,” before their names were left out of the LDF Ladies’ team list. “The most painful part is that these players are called up to the national team while we can’t use them in our games due to pending registration. This is hurting the team deeply, especially in important matches,” Nkhethoa said. The p...
BEAVERS LADIES DOMINATE 2024

BEAVERS LADIES DOMINATE 2024

Econet Rugby League, Rugby, Women's Rugby League
MASERU- The year 2024 has been a rosy one for Mabote Beavers Ladies Rugby Club, with a palpable domince and two silverwares to show for it. The first trophy came in July when the team won King's Birthday Sevens Tournament that the Federation of Rugby Lesotho organised. They rounded off the year with another silverware last weekend for Beavers Ladies team, when they succesfully won the league championship. They beat Liqhomane ladies in the final to be crowned the 2024 league championship. they swept all the two trophies avaible to claim total dominace in women rugby this year.
MZAMANE FC HEADCOACH BLAMES POOR OFFICIATING FOR A LOSS TO LIPHAKOE

MZAMANE FC HEADCOACH BLAMES POOR OFFICIATING FOR A LOSS TO LIPHAKOE

Football News
MASERU-Mzamane Fc head coach Liteboho Ramantsoe expressed his frustration with the referees following their 2-1 loss to Liphakoe Fc in a Vodacom premier league match at Ratjomose on Saturday. In a post-match interview, coach Ramantsoe accused the referees of unfair decisions that cost his team the game “Our player was kicked by Liphakoe Fc ‘s goalkeeper and the referee ignored it. Also, Liphakoe scored an own goal but the referee called it offside so we have no control over such decisions. The people on yellows shirts [referees] are doing this on purpose.” He said Despite the loss the coach praised his team’s performance “Our performance was good today, we controlled the game and created many chances but the referees failed us. Even if you play well you cannot win the game if the ref...
NKHASI SATISFIED WITH VICTORY DESPITE 5 NATIONAL CALL-UPS

NKHASI SATISFIED WITH VICTORY DESPITE 5 NATIONAL CALL-UPS

Football, Women's League
Berea Ladies head coach, Lehloenya Nkhasi, commended her team for their 5:0 triumph over Thaba Tseka Ladies in the Lesotho Women’s Super League on Sunday at Bambatha Stadium. The victory was particularly impressive as the team played without five players, who are currently with the national under-20 squad. In his post-match remarks, Nkhasi expressed satisfaction with the result:"I played against Thaba Tseka Ladies. It was a good game. We needed to play even though we had five players with the national team, but I wanted to give others the opportunity to play, and they took their chances. Today, we needed a win because we hadn’t won yet. This win gives us motivation going forward. I am happy for the win, even though the performance was not that good, but we take it." Discussing the su...
MAQALIKA PRAISES TEAMMATE, MAKHETHA

MAQALIKA PRAISES TEAMMATE, MAKHETHA

Football, Vodacom Premier League
MASERU- LMPS FC's defensive partnership of Makhetha Makhetha and Reitumetse Maqalika also stood out this past Saturday when they downed Matlama by 3-2. In a post match interview, Maqalika who started the match as a captain in the absence of Basia Makepe, sang his teammate Makhetha praises. The two made up the central defence of Simunye. Makhetha started the gane ahead of the Makepe and Lerotholi. However, Maqalika said that they did wonderfully well, regardless. "I want to congratulate him (Makhetha) for the good game he had," Maqalika said. "In this team, we are very big on support. Support will take one out of their comfortzone and that helps one grow in football as long as they have the support they need," he said. He also said that going into the next games, the team ...