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ORAPA UNITED TO SET THE PREMIER LEAGUE PACE

Orapa United Fans at one of Mascom Top 8 encounter.PC:Phodiso Gaebepe

BY:Kabelo Seleka

GABORONE:The mining townees in Orapa United FC will this Saturday afternoon set the pace for Botswana Premier League log standings when they travel 6 hours 30 minutes to the outskirts of Gaborone at Molepolole Sports Complex taking the on process Gaborone United at 15:45hours.

The Ostriches will play a day before their closest competitors in Township Rollers who are playing away on Sunday against BR highlanders at Serowe Sports Complex.

Popa lost 2 points when they drew 1all with Security Systems this evening giving Orapa an advantage to march on and set the par high for the supremacy of the 2018/2019 BTC premiership league while Orapa got maximum points from Popa’s next hosts by winning 1 nil courtesy of Mothusi Johnson.Popa and Orapa command the log standings with a solid 38 points per party.

Nonetheless Popa is ahead on goal difference as they scored 28 goals in 18 games played leaving them with a goal difference of 17.The Ostriches on the other hand has only earned 11 goal difference positioning them on number 2 in the standings after Popa.

Should the Ostriches win against Gaborone giants GU,they will command the log standings for few hours before Popa play Highlanders,should then Popa blink,the Ostriches will set a pace for the log.

Week 19 of Btc premiership is jam packed as Extension Gunners will welcome the relegation bound Black Forrest at Lobatse Sports Complex.

Positioned number 7,Gunaguna slides to this game after collecting a point against their fiest rivals GU in a 1all draw.Magoleng however gained confidence after a slim 1nil win against Sharps Shooting Stars.

The save magosi campaign will intensify as they will be battling it out with Prisons xi at Molepolole.Otse Stadium will be braced when Police takes on Miscellaneous.

On Sunday Sharps will be looking to bounce back from a 1nil defeat to the struggling Forrest when they welcome Notwane at Lobatse.15th placed Maun based outfit Sankoyo Bush Bucks will be looking to save their namesake when they welcome BDFxi at the slaughter house Maun Sports Complex.

Jwaneng Galaxy aspires to make Popa and the Ostriches uncomfortable at the top of the league when they lock horn with Systems at Molepolole.

GU and the alarm boys games will be live on broadcast partners of BPL(BTV). All games kickoff at 16:00hours except those on the screen which will kickoff at 15:45 hours.

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