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.
 Logo of Gaborone United Ladies | |
| 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
editIn 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
editThe 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
edit- COSAFA Women's Champions League: Runners-Up: 2024
- Botswana Women's Championship: 2024 Runners-Up: 2023
- Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2: 2022
References
edit- ^ Keagakwa, City (2022-07-16). "LADIES IN RED ...Gaborone United are planning to revamp their women's team". Guardian Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Boranabi, Kabelo (2023-07-11). "Double delight!". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Boranabi, Kabelo (2024-07-09). "GU make history with DTCB Women's Championship win". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Familiar face returns to COSAFA qualifiers for Gaborone United". 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Gaborone United Ladies v UD de Lichinga | Match Highlights | COSAFA Women's Champions League - CAF Qualifier". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Gaborone United Ladies v Young Buffaloes | Match Highlights | COSAFA Women's Champions League - CAF Qualifier". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals". COSAFA Women’s Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown". COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: UWC win CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers". 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-25.