Notwane F.C.

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football club| clubname = Notwane| image = Notwane FC.png| fullname = Notwane Football Club| nickname = Sechaba, Makhete, Toronto,<br /> Team e Bosisi| founded = 1965| ground = Botswana National Stadium<br />Gaborone, Botswana| capacity = 25,000| chairman = Phillip Tiroyamodimo| manager = Oupa A. Kowa| | league = First Division South | season = 2024–25 | position = 8th, First Division South pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFF00|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFF00|shorts1=FFFF00|socks1=FFFFFF pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF }}

'''Notwane FC''' is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is named after the Notwane River.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://botswanapremierleague.com/team/2842/Notwane/253/Botswana-Premier-League-2014-15/|title=Notwane|publisher=Botswana Premier League|access-date=14 November 2018|archive-date=14 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114182153/https://botswanapremierleague.com/team/2842/Notwane/253/Botswana-Premier-League-2014-15/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notwane is owned by GMG Global Investments, a subsidiary of GMG Holdings and recently made major scoop by signing former South African international players, former Orlando Pirates player Benedict Vilakazi and former Mamelodi Sundowns player Manqoba Ngwenya{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==History== Notwane were founded in 1965 and played in the first season of the Botswana Premier League and it is unknown if they won the 1978 Botswana FA Cup. They were relegated from the top flight for the first time in 2015.<ref name="gazette_18062015">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegazette.news/notwane-on-the-brink-of-disaster/|title=Notwane on the Brink of Disaster|date=18 June 2015|publisher=The Botswana Gazette|access-date=14 November 2018|archive-date=14 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114144534/http://www.thegazette.news/notwane-on-the-brink-of-disaster/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The team sued the Botswana Football Association in 1992 after the BFA allowed Township Rollers a place in the premier league.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elaws.gov.bw/rep_export.php?id=2782&type=pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114141438/http://www.elaws.gov.bw/rep_export.php?id=2782&type=pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gazette_18062015"/>

Notwane were promoted again in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaystandard.info/notwane-br-highlanders-back-premier-league|title=Notwane, BR Highlanders back to Premier League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpweekly.com/sport/pio-paul-is-not-happy-with-shabby-treatment|title=Pio Paul is not happy with shabby treatment|date=13 March 2018|publisher=Global Post}}</ref> However, Notwane suffered financial difficulties which led to a financial dispute with coach 'Pio' Paul in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=78346&dir=2018/november/09|title=Paul set for fresh legal battle as Notwane cuts salary|date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

==Achievements== *'''Botswana Premier League: 2 or 3''' ::Finalists in 1978, 1996, 1998 *'''Botswana Challenge Cup: 4''' ::1978, 1995, 1997, 2006 *'''Botswana Independence Cup: 4''' ::1994, 1995, 2003, 2004

==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''CAF Champions League: 3 appearances''' ::1997 - First Round ::1999 - Preliminary Round ::2000 - Preliminary Round

*'''CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance''' ::2007 - Preliminary Round

*'''CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances''' ::1979 - First Round ::1996 - Second Round ::1998 - First Round{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Football clubs in Gaborone Category:Association football clubs established in 1965 Category:1965 establishments in Bechuanaland Protectorate