Butha-Buthe Warriors vow to return to Vodacom Premier League

Butha-Buthe Warriors say they will be back in the Vodacom Premier League soon...

Relegated Butha-Buthe Warriors have vowed to bounce straight back to the Vodacom Premier League after their relegation from the elite league. Warriors have endured a miserable 2016/17 season and are on course to set the lowest points total in over a decade.

The Butha-Buthe side have lost 21 of their 25 league games this season and have only won once.

Their average of 0.24 points per game worse is than Sekamaneng Young Stars’ pitiful 0.27 in the 2008/09 league campaign.

Lowest Premier League points totals since 2005/06:

Season	Team	Games	Points	Average points per game
2006/07	Butha-Buthe Warriors	30	11	0.37
2008/09	Sekamaneng Young Stars	30	8	0.27
2009/10	Butha-Buthe Roses	30	10	0.30
2010/11	Mabeoana	26	9	0.35
2013/14	Melele	26	12	0.46
2013/14	Joy	26	10	0.38
2014/15	Qoaling Highlanders	26	9	0.35
2016/17	Butha-Buthe Warriors	24	6	0.25
* Until 2009/10 there were 16 teams in the Premier League. Now there are 14

However, even with the depressing stats, Warriors coach Thoo Letšaba says the Butha-Buthe side will make a swift return to the Vodacom Premiership. He said they have learnt from their one year with the big boys and will use the experience in the A-Division.

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“We have learnt a lot from our time in the Premier League and we are not going to repeat the same mistakes,” Letšaba said. He also added that the club needs to find “dedicated” players.

“Butha-Buthe Warriors need players who are dedicated and not just players who are there to be seen playing against big teams in the country,” Letšaba said.

“The biggest mistake we made was to take out the players which fought hard for the team to get to the premier league and replace them with new players. We have also learned that playing in the premier league depends on many factors that need to be taken seriously,” he added.

Letšaba said the club’s immediate focus is on electing a new executive committee.

“The people should be careful to appoint representatives who care about the team’s success,” he said.

“We need are people who can strive for the growth of the club and who can sacrifice their own personal time to help the team to grow.”