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The Botswana Premier League is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-independence Bechuanaland Union African Soccer League, which was regional. Participants in the first edition of the league included Tlokweng Pirates, Notwane, Black Peril, Queens Park Rangers and a team from Ngwaketse district.
Peter James Butler is an English professional football player and coach. As a player, he made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League. He then took up coaching, first in England and then in Australia and South-East Asia. He was in charge of the Botswana national team from 2014 until 2017. He is currently the manager of Liberia.
Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone, Botswana. Rollers are also known as Popa, The Blues or Tse Tala, the official nicknames of the club. The club is also often referred to as Mapalastina, a nickname that developed in the 1990s but has never been officially adopted by the club. Rollers is the most successful club in Botswana football history, having won more league titles and cup competitions than any other local side. It enjoys a large support base all over the country and has been called arguably the best-supported team in Botswana.
Mark Simon Harrison is an English professional football manager and former player who is now the technical director at Super League of Malawi club Mighty Wanderers.
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Nikola Kavazović is a Serbian professional football coach.
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Frank Nuttall is a Scottish UEFA Pro Licence Manager and Head Coach.
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Keagile Kgosipula is a Botswana footballer who plays for Township Rollers F.C. and the Botswana national football team.
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Segolame Boy is a Motswana midfielder playing for Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League.
Maano Ditshupo is a Motswana midfielder playing for Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League. He is a full Botswana international, having made six appearances for the Zebras.
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Kobamelo Kebaikanye is a Motswana footballer playing for Orapa United in the Botswana Premier League and the Botswana national football team.
Mogomotsi Mpote is a Motswana former footballer and manager currently in charge of club Botswana.
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