Phatšoane scores another first
Leemisa Thuseho
LESOTHO referees’ committee coordinator, Mohau Sentšo, has expressed delight at the recent selection of top assistant referee Souru Phatšoane for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Representing COSAFA, Phatšoane was selected along with South Africa’s prominent central referee Victor Gomes and assistant referee Arsenio Marengula from Mozambique.
Sentšo described the selection as “a great achievement” for Phatšoane and the local footballing fraternity.
“It is good news for the refereeing department, the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) and the whole country because Phatšoane will be representing Lesotho,” Sentšo said.
Going down memory lane with Motlalepula Mofolo Going down memory lane with Motlalepula Mofolo
MOTLALEPULA ‘Manqane’ Mofolo (
MM) played a starring role when Lesotho secured its debut qualification for the then African Youth Championships in 2005 and also reached the final of the COSAFA Under-20 tournament that same year. The impressive run with Makoanyane XI also attracted the attention of international scouts and in the end Mofolo was snapped-up by Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates to play for their development team. He hit the ground running at Yebo Yes and was later rewarded with the captain’s armband in a team that had the likes of the late Senzo Meyiwa, Excellent Walaza and Tlou Segolela. In this wide-ranging interview, the Lesotho Football Association (
LeFA, LMPS sign Covid regulations enforcement MoU LeFA, LMPS sign Covid regulations enforcement MoU
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Moorosi Tsiane
THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) last Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lesotho Mounted Police (LMPS) to compel football teams to follow Covid-19 regulations.
LeFA information officer Mikia Kalati told the
Sunday Express on Friday that the MoU is meant to help football teams to meet the regulations that are prerequisite for any team to resume sporting activities.
“This MoU is entered into by and between LeFA and the LMPS,” reads the document.
“The purpose of this MoU is to establish the terms and conditions under which the teams affiliated to LeFA who participate in the competitions organised by LeFA, will meet and function in line with the provisions of the national Covid-19 mitigation measures as they appear in the Gazette of the 22 March 2021 as issued by the Minister of Health Semano Sekatle.
NACOSEC must be realistic
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Moorosi Tsiane
THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) last week accused the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) of discriminating sports by crafting impractical Covid-19 regulations as a prerequisite for the resumption of sports activities.
This follows Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s announcement last week that it was now safe for the return of sports after the lifting of the Covid-19-induced suspension in January 2021.
However, Majoro said for sports to return, teams and associations must ensure that athletes are kept in restricted camps until the end of their respective seasons and competitions.
When I learnt of the directive, I thought it was absurd because most teams and associations do not have the capacity to fund such camps.
LeFA yet to decide Senong’s future LeFA yet to decide Senong’s future
Moorosi Tsiane
THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) is yet to decide on the future of senior national soccer team coach, Thabo Senong’s, secretary general Mokhosi Mohapi has said.
Senong was appointed Likuena head coach in August 2019 on a one-year contract which was supposed to run until the end of both the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup qualifiers last year.
But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw qualifiers being moved to late last year and early this year, Senong’s contract was extended in December 2020.