Mochudi Centre Chiefs Sporting Club are a professional football club based in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

, who play in the Botswana first division following their relegation from the Premier League in 2019. Centre Chiefs have won the Botswana Premier League, the highest level of Botswana football, four times. The team originates from

Mochudi Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 44,815 people in 2011. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main G ...

, a large village on the outskirts of Gaborone.

History

Mochudi Centre Chiefs were founded in 1972 by local elders. Centre Chiefs had their first major success in 2008 when they won the Botswana Premier League. The Chiefs then won back-to-back titles in 2011-12 and 2012-13. They subsequently won various cup competitions between 2008 and 2015. The club have enjoyed their greatest period of success in the past decade, winning 15 trophies since. Domestically, Mochudi Centre Chiefs have won four league titles, four Kabelano Charity Cups, One Coca-Cola Cup and One Super Cup, while in continental competitions they regularly compete in CAF Champions League. Mochudi Centre Chiefs’ home kit colours are jet black and pearl white, while away colours are ruby red and pearl white. Mochudi Centre Chiefs has been owned by the Jamali and Letshwiti families. The Chiefs players went on strike in 2018 after a payment dispute. After a difficult season, Chiefs were relegated to the second division with one game to play.

Achievements

* Botswana Premier League: 4 ::Winners: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 *

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: 1 ::2008

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 2 appearances ::1997 - Second Round ::2000 - First Round *

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: 1 appearance ::1992 - First Round

Squad

Players

Staff

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Notable players

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* William Kehitilwe * Sekhana Koko * Barolong Lemmenyane * Mpho Mabogo * Kgosietsile Mampori * Noah Maposa * Oteng Moalosi * Lovemore Mokgweetsi *

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* Galabgwe Moyana * Kekaetswe Moloi * Raphael Nthwane * Keitumetse Paul * Molathegi Podile *

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* James Kachinga * Musonda Mweuke ;Zimbabwe * Itayi Gwandu * Otsile Moje

Notable coaches

* Beston Chambeshi * Mike Sithole (2007) * Rahman Gumbo (2010) *

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(2013–14) * Mike Sithole (2014–present)

References

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