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.
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| Full name | Gaborone United Ladies Sporting Club |
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| Nickname | "The Red Roses" |
| Director | Nicolas Zakhem |
| Head Coach |  Khalid Niyonzima |
| League | Botswana Women's Championship |
| 2024-2025 | 1st |
The team together with the men's team are owned by Nicolas Zakhem.
They won the 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League becoming the first team from Botswana to win the title.[1]
History
editIn 2022 they won the Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2 and were promoted to the Botswana Women's Championship.[2]
They were runners up to Double Action Ladies in the 2023 Botswana Women's Championship season losing the final 1–0.[3]
In 2024 they won their maiden Botswana Women's Championship title with a 8–1 win over Tawana Top Girls in the final.[4] The win qualified them for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League.[5][6]
COSAFA Women's Champions League
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The team made their COSAFA Women's Champions League debut with a goalless draw against UD Lichinga from Mozambique.[7] Their next match was a 1–1 draw with Young Buffaloes from Eswatini.[8] 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.[9] In the semi-finals they won 1–0 against Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe.[10] 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.[11]
They started the 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 1–0 win against Young Buffaloes from Eswatini and set the COSAFA Women's Champions League record when they won 10–1 against Kick4Life from Lesotho to advance to the semifinals.[12] In the semi-final they won 3–1 against CD Costa do Sol from Mozambique to set up their second successive final. They won their maiden title 4–3 via penalties after a 1–1 draw with ZESCO Ndola Girls from Zambia.[1]
Players
edit- As of August 2025
Gaborone United Ladies F.C. squad for 2025 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
edit- COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2025 ,Runners-Up: 2024
- Botswana Women's Championship: 2024, 2025, Runners-Up: 2023
- Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2: 2022
Team Statistics
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "EN, FR, PR: Gaborone United Ladies FC crowned COSAFA champions". COSAFA | The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Boranabi, Kabelo (2025-08-22). "Red Roses bank on second-time charm". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Boranabi, Kabelo (2025-08-29). "Red Roses net record win to heal old wounds". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2025-09-03.