The 2020 FA Challenge Cup was the 47th 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 2 for sponsorship reasons. It started with the preliminary round on the weekend of 14 December 2019 and concluded with the final on 11 December 2021.
Orapa United were the defending champions but were eliminated by Gaborone United in the round of 16.
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 23 January 2019. The draw was seeded into two, namely the northern and southern blocks. Southern block games were played on 16 and 17 February while northern block games were played on 23 and 24 February.
Southern block Date Home Score Away Ground 16 February Jwaneng Fighters 0-0 (3-1 pen.) Digodi Mankgodi Show Grounds 16 February Holy Ghost 0-1 Tlokweng Red Sparks Tlokweng VDC Grounds 16 February Blue Stars 1-5 Notwane Tshane Prisons Grounds 16 February Black Peril 5-1 Mogoditshane Fighters Tlokweng VDC Grounds 16 February Sand Diamonds 0-0 (4-3 pen.) Motaung Young Fighters Tshane Prisons Grounds 17 February Broadhurst United 0-1 Atlanta Chiefs Mochudi Rovers Grounds 17 February Mochudi Rovers 0-0 (10-11 pen.) Prisons XI Mochudi Rovers Grounds 17 February Black Rangers 3-1 King Rodgers Tsabong VDC Grounds
Northern block Date Home Score Away Ground 23 February Great North Tigers 4-3 Eleven Angels Francistown City Council Stadium 23 February Motlakase Power Dynamos 1-1 (7-8) Peacemakers Bobonong Show Grounds 23 February Calendar Stars 1-1 (4-3) Maun Terrors Francistown City Council Stadium 23 February Kazungula Young Fighters 0-0 (7-6) White Diamonds Kasane Prisons Grounds 23 February Palapye All Stars 2-2 (1-3) Sua Flamingos Phikwe United Grounds 23 February Santa Green 3-2 Morupule Wanderers Phikwe United Grounds 24 February BR Highlanders 4-0 Green Lovers Serowe Sports Council Stadium 24 February Nico United 3-1 Tsabotlhe Serowe Sports Council Stadium
Round of 32 The round of 32 draw was conducted on 18 January 2020. It was not seeded. King Rodgers, Tsabotlhe, and Tonota from Division One were the lowest ranked teams still in the competition. Date Home Score Away Ground22 February King Rodgers 0-2 Jwaneng Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters 1-5 Orapa United Masitaoka 2-1 Sankoyo Bush Bucks Uniao Flamengo Santos 0-1 Mochudi Rovers Mochudi Centre Chiefs 3-4 MR Highlanders Prisons XI Gaborone 1-1 (6-5) Tsabotlhe Miscellaneous 0-2 Jwaneng Galaxy Tonota FC 0-6 Township Rollers Diamond Chiefs 0-0 (5-4) Extension Gunners Motlakase Power Dynamos 0-0 (4-5) Broadhurst United Morupule Wanderers 1-1 (4-5) Notwane Security Systems 0-0 (5-6) BDF XI Gaborone United 2-0 Black Forest Matebejana 0-2 Calendar Stars Sua Flamingos 1-0 Molepolole City Stars Police XI 2-1 Eleven Angels
Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was conducted on 4 April 2019. It was not seeded. Jwaneng Fighters, Sand Diamonds and Kazungula Young Fighters from Division One are the lowest ranked teams still in the competition. Date Home Score Away Ground 13 March Notwane 2-0 BDF XI 13 March Orapa United 3-4 Gaborone UnitedItekeng Stadium 13 March Mochudi Rovers 0-2 Jwaneng Galaxy 14 March Sua Flamingos 0-1 Township Rollers 14 March Police XI 1-3 Prisons XI 14 March Diamond Chiefs 0-1 Masitaoka 15 March Broadhurst United 0-0 (2-3) MR Highlanders 15 March Calendar Stars 2-1 Jwaneng Fighters
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