2020 Botswana FA Cup


The 2020 FA Challenge Cup was the 47th 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 2 for sponsorship reasons. It started with the preliminary round on the weekend of 14 December 2019 and concluded with the final on 11 December 2021.
Orapa United were the defending champions but were eliminated by Gaborone United in the round of 16.

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. Winners of this round qualified for the round of 32.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round draw took place on 23 January 2019. The draw was seeded into two, namely the northern and southern blocks. Southern block games were played on 16 and 17 February while northern block games were played on 23 and 24 February.
Southern block
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
16 FebruaryJwaneng Fighters0-0
DigodiMankgodi Show Grounds
16 FebruaryHoly Ghost0-1Tlokweng Red SparksTlokweng VDC Grounds
16 FebruaryBlue Stars1-5NotwaneTshane Prisons Grounds
16 FebruaryBlack Peril5-1Mogoditshane FightersTlokweng VDC Grounds
16 FebruarySand Diamonds0-0
Motaung Young FightersTshane Prisons Grounds
17 FebruaryBroadhurst United0-1Atlanta ChiefsMochudi Rovers Grounds
17 FebruaryMochudi Rovers0-0
Prisons XIMochudi Rovers Grounds
17 FebruaryBlack Rangers3-1King RodgersTsabong VDC Grounds

Northern block
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
23 FebruaryGreat North Tigers4-3Eleven AngelsFrancistown City Council Stadium
23 FebruaryMotlakase Power Dynamos1-1
PeacemakersBobonong Show Grounds
23 FebruaryCalendar Stars1-1
Maun TerrorsFrancistown City Council Stadium
23 FebruaryKazungula Young Fighters0-0
White DiamondsKasane Prisons Grounds
23 FebruaryPalapye All Stars2-2
Sua FlamingosPhikwe United Grounds
23 FebruarySanta Green3-2Morupule WanderersPhikwe United Grounds
24 FebruaryBR Highlanders4-0Green LoversSerowe Sports Council Stadium
24 FebruaryNico United3-1TsabotlheSerowe Sports Council Stadium

Round of 32

The round of 32 draw was conducted on 18 January 2020. It was not seeded. King Rodgers, Tsabotlhe, and Tonota from Division One were the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
22 FebruaryKing Rodgers0-2Jwaneng Fighters
22 FebruaryMogoditshane Fighters1-5Orapa United
22 FebruaryMasitaoka2-1Sankoyo Bush Bucks
22 FebruaryUniao Flamengo Santos0-1Mochudi Rovers
22 FebruaryMochudi Centre Chiefs3-4MR Highlanders
22 FebruaryPrisons XI Gaborone1-1
Tsabotlhe
22 FebruaryMiscellaneous0-2Jwaneng Galaxy-
22 FebruaryTonota FC0-6Township Rollers
22 FebruaryDiamond Chiefs0-0
Extension Gunners
22 FebruaryMotlakase Power Dynamos0-0
Broadhurst United
22 FebruaryMorupule Wanderers1-1
Notwane
22 FebruarySecurity Systems0-0
BDF XI
22 FebruaryGaborone United2-0Black Forest
22 FebruaryMatebejana0-2Calendar Stars
22 FebruarySua Flamingos1-0Molepolole City Stars
22 FebruaryPolice XI2-1Eleven Angels-

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was conducted on 4 April 2019. It was not seeded. Jwaneng Fighters, Sand Diamonds and Kazungula Young Fighters from Division One are the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
13 MarchNotwane2-0BDF XI
13 MarchOrapa United3-4Gaborone UnitedItekeng Stadium
13 MarchMochudi Rovers0-2Jwaneng Galaxy
14 MarchSua Flamingos0-1Township Rollers
14 MarchPolice XI1-3Prisons XI
14 MarchDiamond Chiefs0-1Masitaoka
15 MarchBroadhurst United0-0
MR Highlanders
15 MarchCalendar Stars2-1Jwaneng Fighters