MASERU, Dec. 3 -- The Lesotho Premier League, in conjunction with Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) and its partners, on Monday launched the 2019 Independence Cup in Maseru.

The tournament, traditionally known as "Top Four", will take place on December 14-15 at Setsoto Stadium. Clubs that finished in the top four bracket during the previous season are the ones contending in this showpiece. Matlama FC, Bantu FC, Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) FC and Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) FC are the clubs to participate this year.

Standard Lesotho bank Communications and Sponsorship Manager Manyathela Kheleli indicated that his bank (main sponsor) has partnered with five sponsors to put together a budget of a whopping 1 million Maluti for this year's ...