2022 Botswana FA Cup

The 2022 FA Challenge Cup was the 48th edition of the FA Challenge Cup, Botswana's premier football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Orange and was known as the Orange FA Cup or Orange FA Cup Season 3 for sponsorship reasons. It started with the preliminary round on the weekend of 26 February and concluded with the final on 18 June 2022.

2022 FA Challenge Cup (Botswana)
CountryBotswana Botswana
Dates26 February-18 June 2022
Defending championsGaborone United
ChampionsGaborone United (8th title)
Runners-upSecurity Systems
Matches played47
Goals scored131 (2.79 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Monty Enosa
Thato Ogopotse (5 goals)
2020
2023

Gaborone United were the defending champions and went on to retain the cup after beating Security Systems in the final, extending their record and becoming the first club since Mogoditshane Fighters in 2000 to successfully defend the title.

Qualifying rounds

All 16 Premier League teams automatically qualified to the round of 32. The top 8 teams from First Division South and top 8 from First Division North had to go through the preliminary round and were joined by the 16 regional champions.[1] Winners of this round qualified for the round of 32.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round draw took place on 9 February 2022. The draw was seeded into two, namely the northern and southern blocks. Northern block games were played on 26 and 27 February while southern block games were played on 5 and 6 March.

Northern block

Date Home Score Away Ground
26 February Tsabotlhe 1-0 Sankoyo Bush Bucks
26 February Chadibe United 4-3 Chobe United
26 February Maun Heroes 0-5 Eleven Angels
26 February Sua Flamingoes 4-1 Santa Green
26 February Peacemakers 3-2 Maun Terrors
27 February BIUST All Stars 0-0

(5-4 pens.)

Boston
27 February Calendar Stars 2-0 Motlakase Power Dynamos
27 February Pearisa 0-4 Nico United

Southern block

Date Home Score Away Ground
5 March Mochudi Centre Chiefs 3-1 Masitaoka National Stadium
5 March Broadhurst United 1-1

(2-4 pens.)

Kgabosetso
5 March Black Forest 0-0

(5-3 pens.)

Black Rangers
5 March Maruapula Hungry Leopards 1-5 Matebele
6 March Uniao Flamengo Santos 0-2 Holy Ghost
6 March Tlokweng Red Sparks 2-0 Tlokweng United Tlokweng VDC Grounds
26 March1 Skoon Boys 0-1 Mogoditshane Fighters Charleshill Ground
27 March2 Lokgwabe United 0-1 Motaung Young Fighters Tshane Prisons Ground

[2]

1 The match was originally supposed to be played on 5 March but was postponed due to the pitch being waterlogged as a result of heavy rains.

2 The match was originally supposed to be played on 5 March but was postponed due to the pitch being waterlogged as a result of heavy rains.

Round of 32

The round of 32 draw was conducted on 18 January 2022.[3] It was not seeded. Tsabotlhe, BIUST All Stars, and Kgabosetso from Division One were the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.

Date Home Score Away Ground
22 April Tsabotlhe 0-0 (3-4 pens.) Sua Flamingoes Serowe Sports Complex
Gilport Lions 0-1 Township Rollers National Stadium
23 April BIUST All Stars 3-1 Tlokweng Red Sparks Serowe Sports Complex
Miscellaneous 0-2 Police XI
Motaung Young Fighters 1-6 Gaborone United Mahusane Primary
Notwane 0-3 TAFIC National Stadium
Security Systems 2-0 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Peacemakers 0-1 Eleven Angels Semolale Grounds
Chadibe United 0-1 Calendar Stars Chadibe Stadium
Molepolole City Stars 0-2 BDF XI Lobatse Sports Complex
Kgabosetso 1-4 Extension Gunners
24 April Nico United 4-1 MR Highlanders Sam Sono Stadium
Holy Ghost 2-1 Orapa United Holy Ghost Park
Black Forest 1-0 Morupule Wanderers Black Forest Arena
Mogoditshane Fighters 0-0 (2-4 pens.) Jwaneng Galaxy Galaxy Stadium
Matebele 1-0 Prisons XI SSG Ground

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was conducted on 24 April. It was not seeded. BIUST All Stars was the lowest ranked team still in the competition.

Date Home Score Away Ground
29 April Calendar Stars 0-5 Gaborone United Obed Itani Chilume Stadium
30 April BIUST All Stars 0-3 Extension Gunners Serowe Sports Complex
Nico United 1-2 Sua Flamingoes Sam Sono Stadium
Eleven Angels 1-2 Police XI Obed Itani Chilume Stadium
Township Rollers 1-2 Security Systems Lobatse Sports Complex
31 April Holy Ghost 1-1 (1-3 pens.) BDF Holy Ghost Park
Black Forest 1-2 Jwaneng Galaxy Black Forest Arena
4 May1 Matebele 3-0 TAFIC SSG Ground

1 The match was originally scheduled to be played on 30 April but was abandoned with Matebele leading 1-0 due to the pitch being waterlogged after heavy rains.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinal draw was conducted on 1 May after the conclusion of the round of 16. It was not seeded. Matebele from First Division South was the lowest ranked club still in the competition.

Date Home Score Away Ground
7 May Sua Flamingoes 0-6 BDF XI Sua Town Council Stadium
Matebele 0-0

(3-1 pens.)

Jwaneng Galaxy The Nest Stadium
Police XI 1-2 Gaborone United National Stadium
8 May Extension Gunners 1-2 Security Systems Lobatse Sports Complex

Semifinals

The semifinal draw was conducted on 24 May.

Date Home Score Away Ground
11 June Security Systems 2-1 BDF XI National Stadium
Gaborone United 2-1 a.e.t. Matebele

Final

Date Winners Score Runners-up Ground
18 June Security Systems 1-2 Gaborone United National Stadium

References

  1. "FA Cup launched". Botswana FA. 3 December 2018.
  2. "Botswana 2021/22".
  3. Anastacia Sibanda (19 January 2020). "Botswana: FA Cup Draw to Benefit Low Division Teams". allAfrica. Gaborone.
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