{"id":262873,"date":"2019-04-06T07:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T05:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=262873"},"modified":"2019-04-06T07:51:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T05:51:38","slug":"brave-gladiators-loses-first-match-in-olympic-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=262873","title":{"rendered":"Brave Gladiators loses first match in Olympic qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Aili Iilonga<br \/>\nBotswana will be going into the second leg match against Brave Gladiators in high spirit after beating the Namibian team with one goal to none.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262879 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56679253_2180747841992164_3510249072776708096_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56679253_2180747841992164_3510249072776708096_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56679253_2180747841992164_3510249072776708096_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both teams are fighting for a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games which will take place in Tokyo, Japan.<br \/>\nBotswana&#8217;s Tholakele Refilwe scored the winning goal which put her team one step closer to qualifying. She scored in the 85th minute of the game.<br \/>\nThe match took place in Botswana while the second leg will be played on Tuesday at the Sam Nujoma stadium.<br \/>\nThe second match will give the Gladiators a second chance to fight through and progress through to the second round where they will have to battle it out with the South African national women\u2019s football team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-262878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56328648_2180747838658831_1022948771958358016_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56328648_2180747838658831_1022948771958358016_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56328648_2180747838658831_1022948771958358016_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56328648_2180747838658831_1022948771958358016_n-765x510.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-262880 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56225944_2180747845325497_3319638763482644480_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56225944_2180747845325497_3319638763482644480_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/56225944_2180747845325497_3319638763482644480_n-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aili Iilonga Botswana will be going into the second leg match against Brave Gladiators in high spirit after beating the Namibian team with one goal to none. Both teams are fighting for a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games which will take place in Tokyo, Japan. 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