Baroka F.C. is a South African

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club from Ga-Mphahlele near

Polokwane Polokwane (, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern SothoPolokwane - The Heart of the Limpopo Province ...

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that plays in the

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also known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, following their relegation from the top tier division commonly referred to as DStv Premiership. The club rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup, defeating several

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sides like

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and

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along the way. They also won the 2010–11 Vodacom League Limpopo division, but subsequently fell short at the

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, to win the aspired promotion for

. In their debut season in the

they came close to gaining promotion play-offs to the

but fell short on goal difference on the last day with a 1–1 draw against

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Achievements

2018 Telkom Knockout The 2018 Telkom Knockout was the 37th edition of the Telkom Knockout, a South African cup competition comprising the 16 teams in the Premier Soccer League. It took place between October and December 2018, and was won by Baroka F.C., Baroka, their f ...

Champions *

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champions. * 2010–11 Nedbank Cup semi-finalists * Vodacom League 2010–11 Limpopo champions.

Officials/Technical team

* Coach: Matsimela Thoka

Current squad

References

External links

* {{National First Division Soccer clubs in South Africa Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in South Africa Polokwane