Africa-Press – Lesotho. The beginning of the 2023/24 season is pencilled for early September and will run until May next year. The Premier League Management Committee (PLMC) are yet to confirm the exact dates nor release the fixtures for the new season but spokesperson Bokang Phasumane confirmed they are aiming to begin the Vodacom Premier League season in September.
Phasumane said the club licensing process is currently underway and the PLMC will only be able to draw up a list of fixtures once the clubs have complied with the requirements of club licensing.
Phasumane said it is important that clubs finish the process early and not wait for the deadline to submit their documents, in that it helps the league to start preparations on time.
“We are looking at early September (to start the new season), at the moment there is a club licensing going on and we need to know how many have complied so that when we draw a fixture we know.
It is important that our clubs do this early because some clubs can submit on time and it doesn’t help if others take time,” he said. By September the majority of leagues around the world would have started.
Last season was originally scheduled for closure at the end of April but ended up running until mid-May due to postponements and an emergency cup competition that was thrown into the season during the busiest period of the campaign.
Two new clubs joining the elite league this season are Limkokwing University and ACE Maseru replacing Swallows and Galaxy. Meanwhile, the transfer window is open and clubs have been making new signings to prepare for the new season.
Lioli have announced the capture of Bantu midfielder Tau Masiu although the length of his contract is unknown. He is likely to feature in the Alliance Preseason Tournament next month.
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