Gaborone United Ladies
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Gaborone United Ladies S.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Gaborone, Botswana. The team competes in the Botswana Women's Championship, the top tier women's football league in Botswana.
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| Full name | Gaborone United Ladies Sporting Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Red Roses |
| Director | Nicolas Zakhem |
| Head Coach | William Monene |
| League | Botswana Women's Championship |
| 2023-2024 | 1st |
The team together with the men's team are owned by Nicolas Zakhem.
History
In 2022 they won the Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2 and were promoted to the Botswana Women's Championship.[1]
They were runners up to Double Action Ladies in the 2023 Botswana Women's Championship season losing the final 1-0.[2]
In 2024 they won their maiden Botswana Women's Championship title with a 8-1 win over Tawana Top Girls in the final.[3] The win qualified them for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League.[4]
COSAFA Women's Champions League
The team made their COSAFA Women's Champions League debut with a goalless draw against UD Lichinga from Mozambique.[5] Their next match was a 1-1 draw with Young Buffaloes from Eswatini.[6] They topped group B after a 3-2 win over host Ascent Soccer Academy from Malawi to qualify for the knockouts stages of the tournament.[7] In the semi-finals they won 1-0 against Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe.[8] They lost the final 9-8 via penalties against the University of the Western Cape from South Africa after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.[9]
Honours
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: Runners-Up: 2024
- Botswana Women's Championship: 2024 Runners-Up: 2023
- Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2: 2022
References
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