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Mascom Top 8, Season 7, Officially Launched

Nov 2, 2017

Botswana Premier league this morning officially launched Season 7 of the Mascom Top 8 tournament. The top 8 have become an important tournament over the years bringing top class performances from the teams involved.

This year we welcome Security Systems aka “The Alarm Boys” as they join the tournament for the first time. We look forward to seeing what this season will bring for the Security Systems squad.

Mascom has made a sizeable improvement to the price money for the teams as we will now see the winners walking away with 1.3million richer. Companies like Mascom continue to notice the role of football, in driving the economy of our country and insuring that job creation is addressed.

Speaking at the event Botswana Football Association Vice President Segolame Ramothwa thanked Mascom Wireless for investing in Botswana football and helping sports become a key player in the economy.

Round 1 fixtures are as follows:

24 November
Mochudi Centre Chiefs vs Jwaneg Galaxy, 2000hrs, Molepolole

25 November
Township Rollers vs BDF XI, 1530hrs, National Stadium

26 November
Security Systems vs Orapa United, 1530hrs, Lobatse

27 November
Gaborone United vs Extension Gunners, 2000hrs, National Stadium

And the detailed breakdown of the sponsorship is as follows;

P1, 300, 000: Champions
P550, 000: Runners Up
P300, 000: Semi Finalist
P170, 000: Round 1 Loser

P50, 000:    Player of the Tournament
P30, 000:    Top Goal Scorer
P25, 000:    Best Goal Keeper
P25, 000:    Coach of the Tournament
P22, 000:    Referee of the Tournament
P11, 000:     Assistance Referee of the Tournament
P4, 000:    Man of the Match:

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