The 2017–18 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the seventh edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 24 November 2017 to 3 March 2018 by the top eight teams from the 2016-17 Botswana Premier League. It was won by

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History

The 2017-18 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the only domestic tournament played in Botswana since the FA Cup was not contested. The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2018-19 CAF Confederation Cup, but this honour was given to the runners-up Orapa United since the champions

had already qualified for the 2018-19 CAF Champions League.

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were the only debutants in the tournament.

Prize money

The prize money was increased by P100 000 but the rest was kept the same from the 2017 tournament. * Champions: P1 300 000 * Runners up: P550 000 * Semifinalists: P300 000 * Quarterfinalists: P170 000

Format

The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. Aggregate score was used to determine the winner of a round. Where the aggregate score was equal away goals were used to pick out the victor and if those were equal the tied teams went into a penalty shootout. There was no quarterfinal draw. The teams were seeded based on their position in the table, with the first placed team facing off against the eighth placed team.

Participants

Quarter-finals

Botswana Premier League

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was conducted on 9 January 2018.

Final

Awards

* Top goalscorer , Obonwe Maome (4 goals) ,

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* Player of the tournament , Maano Ditshupo ,

* Goalkeeper of the tournament , Keeagile Kgosipula ,

* Coach of the tournament , Nikola Kavazovic ,

* Referee of the tournament , Lekgotla Johannes * Assistant referee of the tournament , Botsalo Mosimanewatlala

References

External links

2017/18 Mascom Top 8
Botswana Premier League
2017 18 Mascom Top 8 News
Botswana Premier League
2017/18 Mascom Top 8 - Matches and Results
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