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TAFIC
Full nameTati African Football Independent Club[1]
Nickname(s)Matjimenyenga
Founded1959[1]
GroundFrancistown Stadium,[2] Francistown, Botswana
Capacity26,000[2]
ManagerStanley Mwanga
LeagueBotswana Premier League

Tati African Football Independent Club also known as TAFIC for short, is a football club based in Francistown, Botswana. The team was relegated from the Botswana Premier League to the First Division North in 2014.[3] Nicknamed Matjimenyenga,after a stream, which runs behind the low-income locations of Maipaafela and Kgaphamadi. The club motto: "Undipe ndi kupe". The club was founded as in 1959 as a break away from the then popular TAFA football club. Information has it that the founders of TAFIC, which was initially known as Sharp Shooters in its formative years, were based at Kgaphamadi. They gained promotion back to the elite league as champions in the 2016/17 season but were subsequently relegated the very next season. They are currently playing in the Botswana Premier League.

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

1993 – Preliminary Round

References

  1. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans (12 February 2015). "Botswana –- List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "TAFIC FC". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ King, Ian; Stokkermans, Karel (4 September 2014). "Botswana 2013/14". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 April 2015.
    "Debswana First Division North". Botswana Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ Schöggl, Hans (4 December 2014). "Botswana Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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  6. ^ Boesenberg, Eric (9 July 2009). "African Club Competitions 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 April 2015.


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