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Mascom Top 8 shaped Botswana football for nine seasons

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The Mascom Top 8 tournament shaped Botswana football for nine seasons, strongly influencing the atmosphere in the stands and the promotion of the competition. The account highlights its slogans, marketing and supporters’ engagement, as a new chapter appears to be opening, according to the Sunday Standard.

The Mascom Top 8 tournament shaped Botswana football for nine seasons before disappearing, leaving a void that remained unfilled for six years. The competition helped transform the local football landscape through its slogans, marketing and efforts to mobilise supporters, according to the account of the tournament.

Its disappearance deprived Botswana football of an event considered prestigious. The Elite Top 8 competition, which now brings together eight Botswana clubs, is part of the search for a new major tournament Elite Top 8.

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