The draw for the national top eight soccer tournament, sponsored by Imperial Fleet Services, has been announced It is to kick off at the Pitso Ground during the first week in September. 

In the draw, Matlama picked Lesotho Defence Force as the team they will square off with first while league champions Likhopo host Lioli. Buddie Cup title holders Lesotho Correctional Services are to play the Lesotho Mounted police Services. Mphatlalatsane are to take on the Lerotholi Polytechnic (Fokothi). 

Overall winners get to pocket M10 500 plus a floating trophy and gold medals, while second and third placed teams take home M8500 and M6500 including silver and bronze medals respectively. The fourth team gets M4500.

The other four clubs knocked out in the qualifying rounds will share M10 000 equally.

The four remaining will play each other in a three day final starting on October 07.

The Lesotho Football Association (LEFA) and Imperial Fleet Services had earlier signed a one year sponsorship agreement involving about M55 000.

23 August 2005