2024 Botswana FA Cup


The 2024 FA Challenge Cup was the 50th 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 5 for sponsorship reasons. It started with the preliminary round on the weekend of 10 February and concluded with the final on 15 June 2024.
Gaborone United were the defending champions but were eliminated on penalties in the quarterfinals by Jwaneng Galaxy, who went on to eliminate Orapa United in the final to claim their first 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. Winners of this round qualified for the round of 32.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round draw took place on 20 December 2023. The draw was seeded into two, namely the northern and southern blocks. Northern block games were played on 10 and 11 February while southern block games were played on 17 and 18 February.
Northern block
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
10 FebruaryMakungulupeswa2-3City Kings
10 FebruarySankoyo Bush Bucks2-3Santa Green
10 FebruaryPilikwe United0-3Chadibe North
10 FebruaryKazungula Young Fighters2-1Motlakase Power Dynamos
10 FebruaryMmadinare Giant Aces0-5TAFIC
11 FebruaryDesert Buffaloes0-3Tsabotlhe
11 FebruaryMahalapye Railway Highlanders1-2Shoshong United
11 FebruaryMbalakalungu0-0
Calendar Stars

Southern block
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
17 FebruaryBlue Stars0-3Taung Young Strikers
17 FebruaryNotwane2-0Uniao Flamengo Santos
17 FebruaryDesert Nxau3-1Walker United
17 FebruaryMagosi0-1Mochudi Centre Chiefs
17 FebruaryVTM3-0Matebele
18 FebruaryCity Polar0-2Pula Roofing
18 FebruarySand Diamonds1-1
Jwaneng Young Stars
18 FebruaryTlokweng United1-1
UB Hawks

Round of 32

The round of 32 draw was conducted on the 18th February 2024. It was not seeded. City Kings, Kazungula Young Fighters, Shoshong United, Mbalakalungu, Taung Young Strikers, Pula Roofing and Sand Diamonds from Division One were the lowest ranked teams still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
2 MarchCity Kings1-1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2 MarchDesert Nxau0-0
Pula Roofing
2 MarchMbalakalungu0-0
BDF XI
2 MarchShoshong United0-2VTM
2 MarchGaborone United5-1Prisons XI
3 MarchUB Hawks1-1
Notwane
3 MarchSanta Green1-1
Orapa United
3 MarchExtension Gunners1-3Sua Flamingoes
9 MarchJwaneng Galaxy4-0Holy Ghost
9 MarchSand Diamonds1-2TAFIC
9 MarchNico United1-0Morupule Wanderers
9 MarchPolice XI1-1
Eleven Angels
9 MarchTaung Young Strikers1-1
Chadibe North
9 MarchKazungula Young Fighters0-2Township Rollers
9 MarchTsabotlhe1-0Mogoditshane Fighters
10 MarchMasitaoka1-2Security Systems-

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was conducted on 10 March. It was not seeded. City Kings, Mbalakalungu and Pula Roofing were the lowest ranked team still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
13 AprilCity Kings0-1Police XI
13 AprilUB Hawks0-0
VTM
13 AprilPula Roofing1-1
Sua Flamingoes
13 AprilMbalakalungu0-0
TAFIC
13 AprilTsabotlhe1-3Jwaneng Galaxy
13 AprilTownship Rollers1-0Nico United
14 AprilChadibe North1-4Orapa United
14 AprilSecurity Systems0-0
Gaborone UnitedBlack Forest Arena

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinal draw was conducted on 14 April after the conclusion of the round of 16. It was not seeded. UB Hawks from First Division South was the lowest ranked club still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
4 MayUB Hawks1-0Police XI
4 MayTAFIC1-0Sua Flamingoes
4 MayTownship Rollers1-2Orapa United
5 MayGaborone United1-1
Jwaneng Galaxy

Semifinals

The semifinal draw was conducted on 4 May. UB Hawks was the lowest ranked team still in the competition.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
11 MayUB Hawks0-1Jwaneng GalaxyNational Stadium
11 MayTAFIC1-2Orapa UnitedNational Stadium

Awards

Bakang Makgoloke | Taung Young Strikers