Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.

Jwaneng Galaxy Football Club is a Botswana football club based in Jwaneng. The club currently plays in the Botswana Premier League.

Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.

Short name	Galaxy
Founded	2014
Ground	Galaxy Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Coach	Morena Ramoreboli[1]
League	Botswana Premier League
2021/2022	3rd
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Galaxy were founded in 2015 after two local clubs merged: the Jwaneng Comets and the Debswana Youngsters.^[2][3]

Galaxy were promoted to the Botswana Premier League for the first time in 2015, winning the First Division South with a match to spare.^[4][5]

Botswana Premier League

Led by Zambian coach Mike Sithole, Galaxy won the club's first silverware in 2016–17, the Mascom Top 8 Cup, beating Orapa United in extra time in the final.^[6] They also finished second in the Botswana Premier League and qualified for the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.^[7] Sitole was fired in November 2017, but Galaxy ended the 2017–18 campaign in second again, only four points off of champions Township Rollers F.C.^[8][7]

Miguel da Costa became the head coach for the 2018–19 campaign after leaving Uganda's Vipers SC.^[9]

African competition

Under Morena Ramoreboli, Galaxy qualified for the group stages of the African Champions League for the first time in 2021–22.^[1]

Honours

League

• Botswana Premier League
  • Champions (2): 2020, 2023
  • Runners-up (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
• Botswana First Division South
  • Champion (1): 2015

Cups

• Mascom Top 8 Cup
  • Winners (2): 2016–17,^[10] 2018–19

Players

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  BOT Katlego Mbise 3 MF  BOT Gape Mohutsiwa 5 DF  BOT Fortunate Thulare 6 DF  BOT Gofaone Molapi 7 MF  BOT Thero Setsile 8 MF  BOT Gift Moyo 9 FW  NAM Wendell Rudath 10 MF  BOT Olebogeng Malebye 11 FW  BOT Thabang Sesinyi 12 MF  RSA Ricardo Lourenço 13 GK  BOT Anthony Gouws 14 DF  BOT Isaac Paeye 15 MF  BOT Lethlogonolo Chenjela

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK   Emad Fallahi 17 MF  BOT Lemogang Maswena 18 DF  BOT Tebogo Sosome 19 MF  BOT Lebogang Ditsele 20 MF  BOT Bakang Leshona 21 FW  BOT Resaobaka Thatanyane 22 MF  BOT Gilbert Baruti 23 FW  BOT Tebogo Sembowa 24 DF  BOT Tshephang Boithatelo 25 DF  BOT Moagi Sechele 26 MF  BOT Rentse Keakabetse 27 DF  BOT Thabo Leinanyane 29 MF  CIV Yahi Sangare

CAF competitions record

Last update: 24 February 2023

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2018	CAF Confederation Cup	PR	Costa do Sol	0–1	0–1	0–2
2021–22	CAF Champions League	1R	Le Messager DFC 8ème	2–0	0–1	2–1
		2R	Simba	0–2	3–1	3–3 (a)
		GS	Espérance de Tunis	0–3	0–4	4th
			CR Belouizdad	1–2	1–4
			Étoile du Sahel	1–1	2–3

Notes

• PR: Preliminary round
• 1R: First round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• GS: Group stage

References

1. "Ramoreboli credits Pitso for success in Botswana". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
2. "Jwaneng welcomes Galaxy FC". www.dailynews.gov.bw. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
3. "About Us". Jwaneng Galaxy FC. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "Galaxy, Miscellaneous promoted to the premier league :: Mmegi Online".
5. "Reference at allafrica.com".
6. "Jwaneng Galaxy are Mascom Top8 season 6 Champions – Botswana Youth Magazine".
7. "Reference at www.thegazette.news".
8. "Jwaneng Galaxy Fires Coach Over Poor Results – Botswana Youth Magazine".
9. "Former Vipers head coach Da Costa lands job in Botswana".
10. "Sesinyi-Inspired Galaxy Sweep Ostriches".

External links

• Jwaneng Galaxy F.C. on Facebook