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Gaborone United
Full nameGaborone United Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Moyagoleele, Reds,
Money Machine
Founded1967
GroundBotswana National Stadium
Gaborone, Botswana
Capacity22,500
ManagerRodolfo Zapata
LeagueBotswana Premier League
2014/154th

Gaborone United Sporting Club (GU) is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is the only professional sporting club in Botswana and its run and owned partly by Soccer Dynamics, a corporation that is chaired by the Gaborone United Chairman Dr Nzikomana and having the likes of the Lebanese construction magnate Nicholas Zakhem as its directors. The team made history on the 13 August 2013 by becoming the first team ever in the history of the BPL to be sponsored to the tune of over three million in three years. Mutual and Federal Insurance Company is now the official sponsor of Gaborone United Sporting club at the tune of 3.6 millon for three years.[citation needed] Gaborone United play their home games at several venues.

Honors

Performance in CAF competitions

2010 - Second Round
1987 - Preliminary Round
1991 - Preliminary Round
2010 - Second Round of 16
1994 - First Round
1998 - withdrew in First Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Botswana BOT Noah Maposa
2 DF Botswana BOT Gaopatwe Seosenyeng
3 DF Botswana BOT Letsweletse Seane
4 DF Botswana BOT Tebogo Sosome
5 MF Botswana BOT Mandla Mgadla
8 MF Botswana BOT Alphonse Modisaotsile
10 MF Botswana BOT Moemedi Moatlhaping
11 MF Botswana BOT Kabo Rasuping
12 MF Zambia ZAM George Mubita
13 DF Botswana BOT Gobonyeone Selefa
15 MF Botswana BOT Gosegonna Molapisi
17 MF Botswana BOT Matthews Moruti
18 DF Botswana BOT Kaelo Kgaswane
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Botswana BOT Karabo Phiri
20 DF Botswana BOT Edwin Olerile
21 DF Botswana BOT Thulani Moyo
22 FW Botswana BOT Ronald Chikomo
23 FW Botswana BOT Tebogo Sembowa
25 DF Botswana BOT Osego Gaotewe
26 MF Botswana BOT Obonwe Maome
27 FW Botswana BOT Tsaone Mosarwa
28 DF Botswana BOT Mpho Kgaswane
30 MF Botswana BOT Jackie Mothatego
31 GK Botswana BOT Kenalemang Neo
32 GK Botswana BOT Goitseone Phoko
35 FW Botswana BOT Kgololo Kgogobi

Notable former players


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