Highlanders F.C.
Zimbabwean football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highlanders Football Club, or more commonly Highlanders F.C., is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe that plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. It is also known colloquially as iBosso, Amahlolanyama.
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Full name | Highlanders Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Bosso, Bosso Tshilamoya, Bossolona, Amahlolanyama uMantengwane Ezimnyama ngenkani. | ||
Founded | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) | ||
Ground | Barbourfields Stadium Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
Capacity | 40,000 | ||
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League | Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) | ||
2023 | 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Founded in 1926 as Lions Football Club, composed mainly of boys born in Makokoba (Bulawayo's oldest township) by two of the Ndebele King Lobengula's grandsons, Albert and Rhodes, who were sons of Njube. In 1936, the players changed the name to Matebeleland Highlanders Football Club.