Full name | Qoaling Highlanders |
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Ground | Qoaling Ground, Maseru, Lesotho |
Capacity | 1,000 |
League | Lesotho Premier League |
2013–14 | 9th |
Qoaling Highlanders is a Lesotho football club based in Maseru. It is based in the city of Maseru in the Maseru District.
The team currently plays in the Lesotho A League.
Currently the team plays at the 1,000 capacity Qoaling Ground.
Telecommunications in Lesotho include radio, television, print and online newspapers, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
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