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Dec82024 by adminNo Comments

THABA TSEKA LADIES STRUGGLES

..AS PLAYERS MISS TRAINING FOR FIELD WORK. MASERU- Thaba Tseka Ladies FC lost 2-0 to Bokamoso Ladies in a Women’s Super League match held at Agric grounds in Maseru on Sunday. The team’s head coach, Liteboho Khau, expressed his frustration after the match, pointing out that his players are not attending regular training sessions. "My players are not training; they spend all day in the fields. It’s even worse now that schools are closed," said the coach. Coach Khau also explained why he had only one substitute on the bench. "Four players are not here because they were told to go to the fields. When schools are closed, it becomes a bigger problem because some of them live far from town." When asked how he plans to solve this issue, Coach Khau admitted he has no clear solution....

Dec82024 by adminNo Comments

SETOKO TARGETS TOP 4 FINISH

Football, Women's League

FC Stoko head coach, Paul Setoko, shared his thoughts after his team’s impressive 4-1 win against Bantu Ladies FC on Sunday at Agric Maseru in a Women’s Super League match. Setoko emphasized the importance of earning points to stay competitive in the league. "In football, the most important thing is 3 points, which will keep you in the league and make you one of the teams that try to compete," he said. The game saw an early setback for FC Stoko when a player was injured, forcing Setoko to make an unplanned substitution in the first half. "It was still early in the game when I had to make a substitution. But at least in unplanned situations like injuries, there are players on the bench who can replace them," he explained. When asked about the team’s goals for the season, Seto...

Dec82024 by adminNo Comments

BANTU COACH REMAINS HOPEFUL DESPITE WINLESS START

Football, Women's League

Bantu Ladies FC head coach, Tefo Pheta, has shared his thoughts after his team suffered a 4-1 loss to FC Stoko in a Lesotho Women Super League match on Sunday at Agric in Maseru. Speaking about the game, Pheta admitted he was unhappy with the loss but explained that the team is still trying to recover from a poor preseason. “I am not okay that I lost, but what I can say is that we had a bad preseason. We are now trying to build a team, and we hope we will play well from January,” he said. When asked about how the team plans to stop losing matches, Pheta revealed that they are looking to bring in new players to strengthen the squad. “Let’s hope that the team will be okay. We will try to reinforce the team with new players in January, and maybe we will perform better after that,”...

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“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...

Dec72024 by adminNo Comments

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...

Dec32024 by adminNo Comments

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...

Dec12024 by adminNo Comments

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...

Nov172024 by adminNo Comments

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...

Nov172024 by adminNo Comments

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...

Nov172024 by adminNo Comments

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 ...