Kenyan duo feature in Botswana as reigning champions Gaborone United salvage point in derby

Former AFC Leopards pair Duncan Otieno and John Mark Makwatta featured on Saturday evening in the Botswana Premier League as their Gaborone United side salvaged a crucial point in the Gaborone derby following their 1-1 draw against Township Rollers.In the match played at the National Stadium, Gaborone looked destined to taste their first defeat of the season but Lebogang Ditsele came clutch for the reigning champions as he scored the equalizer in the fifth minute of added time after the full ninety minutes had been played to steal a point that maintained Gaborone’s unbeaten start to the season.In the matchday squad named for the big clash, Otieno was entrusted with a starting berth while Makwatta was named on the substitute’s bench.After only twenty three minutes of the game played, the home side found themselves trailing as Segolame Boy opened the scoring for Rollers with a beautiful header that beat Phoko in the Gaborone goal to send the away supporters into a frenzy.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843392##It is a lead that the team comfortably managed to hold onto until the half time break and even thought would go back home with as the home side lacked the cutting edge in the final third.With the proceedings needing a special moment to alter the scoreline, Ditsele stepped up and equalized right at the death to salvage a point for the Reds.Olunga misses silverware in Qatar as Kenyan duo feature in Zesco big winThe one point obtained from the match Gaborone maintain their unbeaten streak in the new season (W3 D1) a they closed the gap between them and current log leaders Jwaneng Galaxy to three points.

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