# Nico United

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Football club

Nico United Full name BCL Nico United Sporting Club Nicknames Majombolo Baby Jombies Founded 1969 Ground Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana Chairman Robert Wankie Manager Peter Muchine League Botswana First Division North 2024–25 10th

**BCL Nico United Sporting Club** is an [association football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Selebi-Phikwe](/source/Selebi-Phikwe), Botswana, about 420 kilometres from the capital [Gaborone](/source/Gaborone). Their name of "Nico", which has been the target of jokes and [Internet memes](/source/Internet_meme) since *[Love Live! School Idol Project](/source/Love_Live!_School_Idol_Project)* gained popularity, comes from the copper and nickel-mining complex that Selebi-Phikwe is known for.

## History

Nico United was founded in 1969.[1] The club was promoted to the [Botswana Premier League](/source/Botswana_Premier_League) for the first time in the 2004–05 season after spending the 2003–04 season playing in the First Division North.

## Honours

- **[FA Challenge Cup](/source/FA_Challenge_Cup_(Botswana)): 2**

- - 1986, 1987

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Botswana - List of Foundation Dates"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/botsfound.html). [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF). Retrieved 17 June 2025.

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